USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists. Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Battles of Lexington and Concord confirmed the alienation between the majority of colonists and the mother country, and it roused 16, 000 New Englanders to join forces and begin the Siege of Boston, resulting in its evacuation by the British the following March.