Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    March 5, 1770 soldiers struck colonists
    The crowd gathers and throws snowballs and shout insults
    The crow then fires after a soldier is knocked over
  • Boston Tea Party

    Boston Tea Party
    Members of Sons of Liberty dumped 340 chests of tea in to Boston Harbor
  • The First Congress

    The First Congress
    The First Continental Congress was a meeting for. delegates from 12 of the 13 British Colonies.
  • First Continental Congress Meets

    First Continental Congress Meets
    All colonies but Georgia had a representative
    They voted to boycott all British trade
  • 1,000's of redcoats in Boston

    1,000's of redcoats in Boston
    Georgia brought lots of men and more to Boston
  • Midnight Ride to Paul Revere

    Midnight Ride to Paul Revere
    Paul rids to warn the Sons of Liberty in Lexington
    they then get ready to fight
  • Battle of Lexington and Concorde

    Battle of Lexington and Concorde
    In the first battle of american revolutionary war many were shot and wounded after one shot was fired
  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allan capture the fort
    then they get all the supplies to fight
  • Second Continental Congress Meet

    Second Continental Congress Meet
    the residents chose john Hancock to be the next Continental president
    He hires people too fight
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    They fought on Breeds Hill
    They one and they learn defeating Americans would not be easy
  • Washington arrives on outskirt of Boston with Continental troops

    Washington arrives on outskirt of Boston with Continental troops
    Realizing the men need Discipline and weapons
  • Common Sense Published By Thomas Paine

    Common Sense Published By Thomas Paine
    Pamphlet inspires more colonists to become patriots
    they then fight and blood is drawn
  • British Surrender Boston

    British Surrender Boston
    Washington believes he is ready and his weapons arrive they then put out cannons and win
  • Second Continental Congress Meet Again

    The debate goes on about the independence
    Thomas Jefferson is the primary offer of the document
  • second Continental congress votes for indapendenjce

  • The Declaration Of independence Is Signed

    They signed and have a good night