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Continental Congress meets
- All colonies send representatives except for Georgia
- Voted to send a " statement of grievances"
- Voted to boycott all British trade
- Patrick Henry-VA rep. urged colonists to unite against Britan
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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
-1st battle of the 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 -
1,000's of Redcoats in Boston
-General gage brings thousands of British soldiers to Boston with more on the way -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
-Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
-Get all supplies in the fort including cannons
-AMERICAN Victory