Road to independence

By stu.pratth@mishawaka.k12.in.us
  • First continental congress meets

    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
  • Thousands of Redcoats in Boston

    Thousands of Redcoats in Boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    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

    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-
    -american stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston
    -AMERICAN victory
  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    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

    Battle of Bunker Hill

    -fought on breed's hill map
    -"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.