Road of Revolution 5.3 and 5.4

By stu.fulfordk@mishawaka.k12.in.us

  • Continetal Congoress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representative
    voted to send a "statement of grievances"
    Voted to Boycott all British Trade
    Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britian

  • 1,000 of Redcoats in Boston

    Genral Gage brings thousands of Britiash soldiers to Boston with more on the way.

  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    Paul Revere rides to warn the sond of liberty in Lexington and Concord that the "British are coming.."

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington
    -1st battle of american revouitionary war
    -shot heard 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 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 eyes" - William Prescott
    BRITISH VICTORY (Americans ran out of ammunition) British learn deffeting Americans would NOT be easy.