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Why did Thomas Gage send soldiers to Lexington?
to arrest colonial leaders in hiding there.#Mickey012
At the Battle of Lexington and Concord what was the British after?
During the beginning of the revolution, the British marched to Lexington to try to capture American Revolution leaders John Hancock and Sam Adams. They also tried to seize stored gun powder, ammunition, and cannons at Concord.
What were the British planning to do in Lexington and concord?
Their objectives were: -destroy the military depot the Continental Congress had established in Concord; - capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Who started the battle of lexington and Concorde?
The British task force sent by General Thomas Gage to destroy the military depot established by the Americans in Concord and capture the rebels leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, fired the first shots against a detachment of 70 minutemen deployed astride the village common of Lexington, on April 18 1775..
What two leaders were the British looking for at Lexington?
They were looking for Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two rebel leaders. I do not lie when I say this, I just looked it up in my history book. =]
Who tried to capture colonial leaders at Lexington and Concord?
General Gage
Why did Thomas Gage send soldiers to Lexington?
to arrest colonial leaders in hiding there.#Mickey012
At the Battle of Lexington and Concord what was the British after?
During the beginning of the revolution, the British marched to Lexington to try to capture American Revolution leaders John Hancock and Sam Adams. They also tried to seize stored gun powder, ammunition, and cannons at Concord.
What were the British planning to do in Lexington and concord?
Their objectives were: -destroy the military depot the Continental Congress had established in Concord; - capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
Who was the british leaders lexington concord?
General Thomas Gage
Why did the british troops march from Boston into the countryside in April 1775?
to capture Paul Revere The objective of the British task force was a double one: capture the Patriot leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams and destroy the military depot established by the Continental Congress at Concord.
Why is Lexington important?
The British generally wanted to invade Concord to take the colonists storage of arms, ammunition, and political leaders. Minutemen at Lexington tried to stop the British and this battle marked the beginning of the American Revolution. The Battle of Lexington was the first official shooting between the Colonists and the British.
What was the Continental congress and lexington and conncord about?
The Continental Congress organized the establishment of a military depot at Concord. Informed by an intelligence, the British commander in America general Thomas Gage ordered a raid to destroy the depot and capture the rebel leaders John John Hancock and Samuel Adams, that led to the Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The event that precipitated the first real shooting between the british and American colonists was?
The British attempt to seize colonial supplies and leaders at Lexington and Concord
What two sons of liberty leaders were hiding out in Lexington Massachusetts?
The two Sons of Liberty leaders hiding out in Lexington, Massachusetts, were Samuel Adams and John Hancock. They were key figures in the American Revolution, actively opposing British policies and advocating for colonial rights. Their presence in Lexington was significant as it coincided with the events leading up to the Battles of Lexington and Concord in April 1775.
What two leaders were the British looking for at Lexington?
They were looking for Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two rebel leaders. I do not lie when I say this, I just looked it up in my history book. =]
Who started the battle of lexington and Concorde?
The British task force sent by General Thomas Gage to destroy the military depot established by the Americans in Concord and capture the rebels leaders John Hancock and Samuel Adams, fired the first shots against a detachment of 70 minutemen deployed astride the village common of Lexington, on April 18 1775..
