Battle+of+Lexington+and+Concord

Battle of Lexington and Concord By:Nathaniel

Britain taxed the colonists and they protested back at them. Americans had accepted rule for over 160 years from Britain before getting taxed by Britain and they were tired of it. When they started getting taxed, John Hancock thought that the American colonists should break free from Britain and be the United States of America. Samuel Adams directed a mob that dumped tea into the harbor. The British army were going to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Lexington and then go to Concord to destroy American military supplies. Paul Revere found out about this and warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams.

 In Lexington 70 men militiamen were waiting over 4 hours for the British army to come. The British Army wanted the Americans to come back to Britain so they could tax them and the Americans wanted to defend their freedom. When the Americans and British were face-to-face a shot rang out and no one knew who shot it but the British started shooting and instantly 8 Americans died. This shot was known as the Shot Heard Round the World. The British kept moving on to Concord while shooting at the Americans.

 At Concord Americans watched the British destroy their town. Some Americans went to a bridge that British were guarding and shot at the British. The British were surprised that they didn't back down so they started going back to Britain and the Americans shot at them all the way back to Britain.