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The Battle of Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire. After fighting the British at Concord, they chased the soldiers back to Boston killing 1/3 of the soldiers. Many more battles followed, and in 1783 the colonists formally won their independence.

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Britain's Goal

As the British began making plans to beat the American colonist they had goals they hoped to achieve. The first goal was to contain revolutionary sentiment to Massachusetts. They knew that most of the active patriots lived in Mass. and they hopes by beating the army there it would stop all hopes of beating the British Army.

Battle of Bunker Hill

The Continental Army watched as the British Army came closer. They had the ideal location, on top of the hill, and began to build blockades to stop the British.

Despite, all their hard work and desires, the facts were evident. The British had more soldiers and more ammo than the American Army

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"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes"