Road to Independence

By stu.chesterk

  • First Continental Congress meets

    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.

  • 1,000's of Redcoats in Boston

    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

    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

    Battles of Lexington and Concord
    Battle of Lexington- first battle of the American Revolutionary War, "shot heard round the world"-Ralph Waldo Emerson, BRITISH VICTORY
    Battle of Concord- Americans stop the British and force them to retreat back to Boston, AMERICAN VICTORY

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture the fort. The Americans get all the supplies in the fort including the cannons. AMERICAN VICTORY (no shots fired)

  • 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.