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First Continental Congress Meets
- All colonies but Georgia have representatives *Voted to send a list of complaints.
- Voted to boycott British Trade *Patrick Henry - VA rep. Urged colonists to unite against Britain.
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1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
1st battle of American Revolutionary War
70 against 700
"shot heard around the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson " British Victory
Battle of Concord - Americans stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
AMERICAN Victory -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
AMERICAN Victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on Breeds Hill
"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -William Prescott
BRITISH Victory (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn defeating Americans would NOT be easy. -
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..."