The American Revolution
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
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•Leading up to the Battle
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•“One if by land, Two if by sea”
•Paul Revere’s midnight ride
•“The shot heard round the world”
•On to Concord
•The British Retreat
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•Results of the Battle
•Concord Hymn
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•Self Test
•Reference Page
Leading up to the Battle
•1765 – Colonists violently protest the Stamp Act
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•1766 – Parliament repeals the Stamp Act, passes
Declaratory Act
•1768 – British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws
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•1770 – Four Americans killed by British troops in
“Boston Massacre”
•1773 – Boston patriots protest British Tea Act by
throwing tea into the Boston Harbor
•1774 – First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
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•April 19, 1775 – Fist battle occurs in Lexington and
Concord
“One if by land, Two if by Sea”
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One if by land, two if by sea;
And I on the opposite shore will be,
Ready to ride and spread the alarm
Through every Middlesex, village and farm,
For the country folk to be up and to arm.
-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Paul Revere’s Midnight ride
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Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott rode
from Boston to Lexington on the night of
April 18, 1775 to warn Samuel Adams and
John Hancock that the British were
coming to arrest them for treason.
The Shot heard ‘round the world
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On the morning of April 19th, 1775, at the break of
dawn, British troops moved into the city of
Lexington, where the minutemen stood awaiting.
As the minutemen began to disperse to let the
British pass, a shot was fired which lead to the
British returning shots. And thus the American
Revolution had begun. Seven minutemen lay dead
after the gunfire as the British marched on to
Concord.
On to Concord
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The British marched into Concord to
search for munitions. They found cannons
and began to burn them. The militia
fearing the British were burning the town
marched towards the British. Shots were
exchanged and the British retreated to
Boston.
The British Retreat
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As the British retreated to Boston, they
encountered hundreds of local patriots who
had heard about the incident in Lexington
and had come to offer their services. 250
British soldiers were killed during the
retreat.
Results of the Battle
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•The British failed to
capture Adams or
Hancock
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•The local militia had the
British controlled city of
Boston surrounded
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•Word of the battle had
spread throughout the
Colonies and lead to the
eventual organization of
the first American Army.
Concord Hymn
by Ralph Waldo Emerson
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By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.
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The foe long since in silence slept;
Alike the conqueror silent sleeps;
And Time the ruined bridge has swept
Down the dark stream which seaward creeps.
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On this green bank, by this soft stream,
We set to-day a votive stone;
That memory may their deed redeem,
When, like our sires, our sons are gone.
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Spirit, that made those heroes dare
To die, or leave their children free,
Bid Time and Nature gently spare
The shaft we raise to them and thee.
What day did the Battle of Lexington
and Concord occur?
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A. April 18, 1775
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B. April 19, 1775
C. April 18, 1776
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D. April 19, 1776
What crime were Samuel Adams and
John Hancock being charged with?
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A. Piracy
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B. Tax Evasion
C. Treason
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D. Murder
The British troops entered
Concord searching for what?
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A. Munitions
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B. The person responsible for
the shot fired at Lexington
C. Minutemen who retreated
from Lexington
D. George Washington and
the American Army
References
America at War: Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The Battle of Lexington
Fischer, David Hackett. Paul Revere's ride. New York:
Oxford University Press, 1994.
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Paul Revere’s Ride
Ralph Waldo Emerson Central
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Tourtellot, A. B. William Diamond's drum; the
beginning of the War of the American
Revolution. London: Hutchinson, 1960.