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First Continental congress meets

Sep 5, 1767

-all coloines but georgia have representives
- voted to send a statement of grievances
-votted boycott all british trade
- pattrick herny-va rep. urged colonist to unite aganst britan.

1,000's of Redcoats in Bostonns

Apr 1, 1775

Gental Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Bostons with more on the way

Midnight ride of Paul revere

Apr 18, 1775

Paul Revere rides to warm the sons of liberty in lextion and concord that the brithish are coming.,.. the british is comming..'.

Battels of Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

• Battle of Lexington-1st battle of American Revolutionary war -"shot heard round the world'-Ralph Waldo Emerson -BRITISH Victory -Battle of Concord -Amercians stop british and force them to retreat back to boston