The British government's attempts to enforce taxes on the American colonies

The British government's attempts to suppress the American colonists' right to assemble

The British government's attempts to seize American colonial military supplies

The British government's attempts to arrest American colonial leaders

April 18, 1775

April 19, 1775

April 20, 1775

April 21, 1775

Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

New York City, New York

The British Army and the American colonial militia

The British Army and the French Army

The American colonial militia and the French Army

The British Army and the Spanish Army

The British Army won both battles

The American colonial militia won both battles

The British Army won the Battle of Lexington and the American colonial militia won the Battle of Concord

The American colonial militia won the Battle of Lexington and the British Army won the Battle of Concord

They marked the beginning of the American Revolution

They led to the signing of the Declaration of Independence

They led to the end of the American Revolution

They led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris

General Thomas Gage

General Hugh Percy

General John Pitcairn

General Francis Smith

John Hancock

Samuel Adams

John Parker

James Barrett

73

100

125

150

49

55

61

67

The 5th Regiment of Foot

The 10th Regiment of Foot

The 15th Regiment of Foot

The 20th Regiment of Foot

The Lexington Militia

The Concord Militia

The Acton Militia

The Bedford Militia

The North Bridge

The South Bridge

The East Bridge

The West Bridge

John Hancock

Samuel Adams

John Parker

James Barrett

General Thomas Gage

General Hugh Percy

General John Pitcairn

General Francis Smith