2. 1775
THE FIRST BATTLES
The British also prepared for conflict – sent more troops to the colonies
King George III
States “The New England colonies are in a state of rebellion.”

3. 1775
April 1775 – several thousand redcoats
are in and around Boston

4. 1775
Thomas Gage
British Governor of Massachusetts learned that a stockpile of weapons were being stored in Concord

5. 1775

6. 1775
The weapons must be Seized(take hold of by force

7. 1775 “the British are coming” April 19, 1775 – Paul Revere
Samuel Prescott
William Dawes
Rode through Massachusetts warning the Minutemen – militia that were ready to fight in a minutes notice – that the
1775
“the British are coming”

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“The British Are Coming”

9. Lexington FIRST Battle (Shots) OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
70 militiamen tried to stop about 500 redcoats
Battle over in minutes

10. Lexington Number of casualties – soldiers dead, wounded, or missing
Colonists = 8 killed and 10 wounded
Redcoats = 1 wounded
No one knows who fired the first shot
“The Shot heard ‘round the world”

11. April Morning
Movie came out in 1988
Tommy Lee Jones

12. Concord
Next the British come to Concord to seize – take by force – the colonist’s weapons but most were already hidden
Angered, the British set fire to many buildings in Concord
The Minutemen retaliated and attacked the British the entire way back to Boston – the result was 73 redcoats dead and 174
The Minutemen attack the British on the way back to Boston – April Morning (11 Minutes)

13. Importance of Lexington and Concord
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