USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What event has been called “the shot heard round the world”?
A
the British shooting Paul Revere while he was on his midnight ride
B
the fighting that took place at the Boston Massacre
C
the shooting of General Cornwallis by George Washington at Yorktown
D
the fighting that took place at Lexington and Concord
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -"The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” is a phrase that refers to the opening shot of the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, which began the American Revolutionary War and led to the creation of the United States of America.

Detailed explanation-2: -Major Buttrick of Concord shouted, “For God’s sake, fire!” and the Minute Men replied with their own volley, killing three British soldiers and wounding nine others. This volley is the volley considered “the shot heard round the world.” The rest of the British troops retreated back to town.

Detailed explanation-3: -DeCosta July 29, 1775. The first shots were fired just after dawn in Lexington, Massachusetts the morning of the 19th, the “Shot Heard Round the World.” The colonial militia, a band of 500 men, were outnumbered and initially forced to retreat.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous ‘shot heard ‘round the world’, marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83). Politically disastrous for the British, it persuaded many Americans to take up arms and support the cause of independence.

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