Road to Independence

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  • Paul Révères ride

    Revere tells his friend to hang a lantern in the belfry of the Old North Church and to signal with one lamp if the British are coming by land and two if coming by sea, he rides all the way there.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord signaled the start of the American Revolutionary war on April 19, 1775. The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War. Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport.