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First 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 -
1000'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: 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
-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 defeating Americans would NOT be easy