Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

By stu.williamsa4

  • 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 round 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 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.