Road to Independence

By stu.amadorl2@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress meets

    All Colonies but Georgia have representatives.

  • 1,000's of Red Coats in boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers in Boston with more on the way.

  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Paul Revere rides to warn the sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming..."

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    • fought on Breed's Hill
    • "Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" - William Prescott
    • BRITISH Victory (American ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy.

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    -Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort.
    - Got all supplies in the fort including cannons.
    -American Victory