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The Boston massacre
Protesters clash with red coats
Red coats are British soldiers
Five colonists were killed -
Boston Tea party
Members of the sons of liberty threw 340 ton
of tea into the Boston harbors -
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 ... " -
Capture of fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold & Ethan Allen capture the fort
get supplies in the fort including cannons
american victory -
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 unties against Britain