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Because it was the battle that started the Revolutionary war.

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Q: Why did Emerson refer to the Battle of Concord as the shot heard 'round the world?
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Why did emerson refer to the battle of concord as the shot heard round the world?

The shots were considered to be the beginning of the American Revolution, and the American Revolution had worldwide impact. The beginning events were "heard around the world" because of the eventual impact of what followed.


What poet said shot heard around the world?

In "Concord Hymn" Emerson used the line as an opening. Has become symomis with the American Revolutionary War. Prior to WW1, it was used in Europe to refer to the bullet that killed Archduke Ferdinand.kapm


What does a shot heard around the world refer to?

The first shot of the American Revolutionary War that occurred during the Battle of Lexington. The term was actually not used during the war. Instead Ralph Waldo Emerson used the term in the opening stanza of the "Concord Hymn" in 1837.


What do you think is meant by the expression the shot heard around the world?

The line originally comes from an Emerson poem about the American Revolution and refers to the initial battle (Lexington) between the Americans and British in that war. In the US, that's probably what people are going to think of when the phrase is uttered. It's referring to the gunshots that started the war, which created a new nation with new ideas. However, I've heard that in Europe it now usually refers to the assassination of Franz Ferdinand in 1914, a gunshot which led to the outbreak of World War I. It also often refers to the home run hit by Bobby Thompson back in the 1950's that won the World Series or something like that. I'm not sure why it gets that honor, but I've heard it referred to as that.


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