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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 colonist 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 Psule Revere
Paul Revere rides to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British aare coming..." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington-
- 1st battle of American Revolutionary War
"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 Bredd's Hill
-"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes" -WIliam Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammunation) British learndefeating the Americans would Not be easy.