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Continental Congress Meets
-All the colonies but Georgia have representatives
-voted to end a "statement of grievances"
-Voted to boycott all British trades
-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
-"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 the supplies in the fort including cannons
-American Victory -
Battle of Bunker Hill
-Fought on Breeds Hill
-"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"- William Prescott
-British Victory (Americans ran out of ammo)
