Road to Revolution 5.3 & 5.4

By stu.morenob

  • Continental Congress Meets

    All colonies but Georgia has representatives.
    voted to send a “statement of grievances”.
    Voted to Boycott all British Trade.

  • 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 & 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 at night
    Americans capture much needed supplies and ammunition 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.