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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 the Sons of Liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming... The British are coming.." -
Battles of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Lexington-
-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
Benedict Arnold * Ethan Allen capture the fort
Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
American Victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Fought on breed's 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
British Victory