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Road to Independence

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

  • First Continental Congress meet

    All colonies but Georgia have representatives/ Voted to send a "statement of grievances" - a list of complaints/ 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 and Concord

    Battle of Lexington- The 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

    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.