Question

the battles of lexington and concord
the battles of lexington and concord began the american revolution. the battles took place on the same day, april 19, 1775. several towns around boston, massachusetts, including lexington and concord, saw fighting that day. the battles are known as the “shot heard ‘round the world.”
the militia were citizens who served as volunteer soldiers. they were not trained soldiers, but were often farmers or businessmen. the massachusetts militia had learned of a british plan to attack the militia supplies in concord. to prevent this, the militia moved the supplies and waited for the british at lexington.
around 400 british soldiers arrived early on april 19 where 77 militiamen were waiting. the first shots were fired and the militia retreated, as they were outnumbered. the british went on to concord, where they faced militia reinforcements of over 500 men. now the british were outnumbered and they retreated to boston under heavy attack from the militia along the way. the militiamen blocked the roads to boston so the british could not leave, beginning the siege of boston.
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fill in the blank with the correct answer.
what was the date of lexington and concord?
what are militia?
what state are lexington and concord in?
where were the first shots fired?
what started when the militia blocked the

Explanation:

The text provides information about the Battles of Lexington and Concord. For the question about militia, it is stated that militia were citizen - volunteer soldiers. Lexington and Concord are in Massachusetts as mentioned. The first shots were fired at Lexington. When the militia blocked the roads to Boston, the Siege of Boston began.

Answer:

What are militia? Citizens who served as volunteer soldiers.
What state are Lexington and Concord in? Massachusetts.
Where were the first shots fired? Lexington.
What started when the militia blocked the roads to Boston? The Siege of Boston.