-
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 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 lexingtonand concord that the british are coming the british are coming -
battles of lexington and 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 and ethan allen capture the fort
get all supplies in the fort including cannons
american victory -
battle of bunker hill
fought of breeds 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 -
Jefferson wrote the DOI