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When- April 27, 1775 Who- Thomas Gage, British militia, Samuel Adams What- The battle of Lexington and Concord Where- Lexington and Concord Why- The colonist felt like they didn’t have any rights. How- The colonist gather a group of people to fight against the British militia Cause- The shot heard all around the world Reaction- Everybody started to fight. Everybody meaning the British and the colonist Several Extras- The troops traveling and people alerting the country side

I think that the battle of Lexington and Concord played a big part in starting the Revolutionary War. On April 27, 1775 British General Thomas Gage in Boston was ordered to steal the Sons of Liberty’s arms and try to capture John Hancock and Samuel Adams to of the leaders of the Sons of Liberty. General Gage assembled 700 troops commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Francis Smith. The troops left Boston on April 19th at midnight to maintain secrecy. People found out about his plan by the time they began to march and Paul Revere went to tell William Dawes that were on their way to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams who were at Lexington and to alert the countryside to the coming of the British troops. The British kept marching toward Concord but the whole country side knew that the British were coming by the time they reached Concord. The militia was waiting to meet them the advance British troops, commanded by Marine Major John Pitcairn arrived at Lexington by Dawn.  One of the other main causes of the Revolutionary War was the Boston tea party. The Boston Tea Party took place in 1763. A bunch of made colonist dressed up as Indians and got together to dump the tea from the British ships in the harbor into the ocean because they were mad about paying the ridiculous price of tea. And they cleaned the ship up and only broke one item, a lock. George Hewes was a primary source that night. He dressed up as an Indian along with 200 other men. He was ordered to throw the chest of test into the harbor but do no damage or rigging to the ship. Britain was and sent more soldiers in to monitor the colonist. When- December of 1773 Where- Boston Harbor Why- Because the colonist were mad about the tax on tea How-The colonist dressed up as Indians and broke into the ship Cause- The tea was dumped in the harbor Reaction- Britain was mad Several Extras- A colonist point of view http://students.usm.maine.edu/jennifer.lamson/Rev%20War.jpg

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