EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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Question
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Where was the first shot fired?
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Cowpens
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Battle of Charleston
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The Americans! At dawn on April 19, 1775, the British detachment of light infantry under Maj. Pitcairn reached Lexington, about two-thirds the way to Concord.
Detailed explanation-3: -"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.
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