Road to Independance

By nile
  • Capture of Fort Ticoderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticoderoga

    .Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
    .Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
    .AMERICAN Victory
  • First Continental Congress meets

    First Continental Congress meets

    All colonies but Georgia have representatives.
    Voted to send" statement of grievances".
    Voted to Boycott all British trade.
    Patrick Henry - VA rep. urged colonist to unite againts britain.
  • 1000's of redcoats in boston

    1000's of redcoats in boston

    general Gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the day
  • Midnight ride of Paul Revere

    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..."
  • Battle of Lexington & Concord

    Battle of Lexington & Concord

    .Battle of Lexington -
    -1st battle of American Revolution 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
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    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.