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continental
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 Lexington and Concord that the 'British are coming.."" -
Battles of lexington & Concord
battle of Lexington
-1 battle of American Revolutionary war
-"shot heard round the world"Ralph Waldo Emerson
BRITISH Victory
-Battle of Concord
-Americans Stop British and force hem 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
"Don't Fire until you see the whites of their eyes"-William Prescott
BRITISH Victory(Americans ran out of ammunition)British learn defending Americans would NOT be easy.