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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
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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 and Concord
Battle of Lexington -1st battle of american revolutionary war -"shot heard around the world" - Ralph Waldo Emerson. -British Victory.
Battle of Concord - Americans Stop British and force them to retreat back to Boston.
