Road to Revolution 5.3 - 5.4

By Benson3S

  • 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 the colonies to unite together against Great Britain

  • 1,000 Redcoats in Boston

    General Gage brings thousands of British soldiers into Boston 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

  • 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