Road To Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

By McCray.S

  • 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 colonist to unite against British

  • 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 from 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 the 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.