Road to Independence

By stu.kuzmiczb@mishawak.k12.in.us

  • First Continental Congress meets

    • All colonies but Georgia have representatives -Voted to send a "statement of grievance" (a list of complaints) -Voted to boycott all British trade -Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against British

  • Thousands of Redcoats in Boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
  • Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

    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.."
  • Battles of Lexington & Concord

    Battles of Lexington & Concord

    • Battle of Lexington, 1st battle of American Revolutuionary War
    • "shot heard round the world" -Ralph Waldo Emerson -BRITISH Victory
    • Battle of Concord - Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston, AMERICAN Victory