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Road To Independance

By stu.clementso@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • 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 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.