Road to Independence

By stu.kreskec1

  • First Continental Congress Meets

    • All colonies but Georgia have representatives
    • Voted to send a "statement of grievances."
    • Voted to boycott all British Trade.
    • Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britain.

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    • General Gage brings thousands of Britosh soldiers to 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.."

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    • Battle of Lexington - 1st battle of American Revolutionary 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