The document summarizes the events leading up to and including the battles of Lexington and Concord, which marked the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions between the colonies and Britain over taxation and representation led the British Army to send 700 soldiers to seize arms from the colonists. Paul Revere alerted the Minutemen that the British were coming. At Lexington, the colonists were outnumbered but were told to disperse, and the first shots were fired. More blood was shed at Concord, marking the first armed conflict between Britain and the colonies on April 19, 1775.

1. Lexington & Concord The Struggle for Independence Begins

6. Strengths & Weaknesses of the Continental & British Armies

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