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Why was the Massachusetts militia prepared for the British ambush of concord?
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Who started the first battle in the American revolution?
The Colonial militia resisted the British seizure of their gunpowder and supplies at Lexington when The Shot Heard Round the World was fired. As the British marched on, more Massachusetts Militia units arrived until they halted the British march at Concord Bridge, and sniped at the retreating British, all the way back to Boston.
Who was in the battle of Lexington and conord?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought between British forces consisting of British Army, British Marines and Royal Artillery and Colonial American "Minutemen" formally known as the Militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
Why did Thomas Gage send soldiers to Lexington?
to arrest colonial leaders in hiding there.#Mickey012
Why were the British troops marching to concord?
A British force marched on concord because they were getting ready in order to prepare for battle, i think.
How did rising tension in the colonies lead to fighting at lexington and concord?
British militia wanted to steal a stockpile of weapons found in concord , however patrols learned of this and fought British in Lexington leading to British defeat
What was the Massachusetts militia storing in Concord?
They were storing arms and ammunition in concord
What happened right after the Battle of Concord?
Colonial militia chased the British to Boston.
The militia stopped the british troops at what bridge?
Concord Bridge
Which war began when someone fired a shot in an armed stand-off between British forces and colonial militia at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts?
revolutionary war
What were the two cities that saw the first shots of the revolutionary war?
Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The British had got wind of a store of cannon and gunpowder the colonists had amassed at Concord and set our from Boston to seize it. Paul Revere and others warned the Minute Companies of the militia that the British were on the way. The British encountered the Minute Company of the Lexington militia drawn up on the town green when they got that far. Shots were exchanged and the British pushed on to Concord.
What happened when British troops tried to seize colonists we opens in concord Massachusetts?
The colonists seen that they were out numbered, and turned around to go back. As they were leaving a shot was fired and it started the battle of Lexington and Concord.
Well prepared militia companies in Massachusetts were known as what?
Minute Men?
Who started the first battle in the American revolution?
The Colonial militia resisted the British seizure of their gunpowder and supplies at Lexington when The Shot Heard Round the World was fired. As the British marched on, more Massachusetts Militia units arrived until they halted the British march at Concord Bridge, and sniped at the retreating British, all the way back to Boston.
Who was in the battle of Lexington and conord?
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were fought between British forces consisting of British Army, British Marines and Royal Artillery and Colonial American "Minutemen" formally known as the Militia of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
What bridge did the militia stop the british at?
the concord bridge gust did paper today
Who warned the militia at Lexington and Concord that British troops were on the move?
Paul Revere
Who warned the militia that the british were marching to concord?
Paul revere and William Dawes
