"Road to Independence"

By stu.singletor@mishawaka.k12.in.us
  • First Continental Congress Meets

    First Continental Congress Meets

    • All colonies but Georgia have representatives *Voted to send a list of complaints.
    • Voted to boycott British Trade *Patrick Henry - VA rep. Urged colonists to unite against Britain.
  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    1st battle of American Revolutionary War
    70 against 700
    "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 Breeds Hill
    "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.
  • 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..."