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American Revolution Dbq

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A few days ago, around 5:00 a.m., with as many as 700 British troops, march into Lexington looking for 77 armed minutemen. British Major John Pitcairn ordered the patriots to spread out, which made the Americans drift off of the green. The first shot was the '' shot heard from around the world '' creating a cloud of smoke over the battlefield. On April 19, 17775 when the battle of Lexington, Massachusetts ended with eight dead or dying Americans and ten others.

From the British only one soldier is wounded, but the American revolution has just begun. Their is tension between the American colonies and the British government, reaching the breaking point. The British governor of Massachusetts, who is also General Thomas Gage, received instructions

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