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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 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 and 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.