Road to Independence

By stu.beemane1

  • 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 British 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 & 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