Question

british march to lexington and concord
why did the british redcoats march to lexington and concord in april 1775?
what military supplies were the british hoping to seize at concord?
the first battle - lexington
what happened when the british and the minutemen faced each other in lexington?
why is the first shot at lexington remembered as the \shot heard round the world\?
outcome at concord
how were the minutemen able to stop the british from seizing the arsenal at concord?
what happened to the british troops as they retreated from concord back to boston?
matching - major events in order
column a - year & event

1. 1770 - boston massacre
2. 1773 - tea act
3. 1773 - boston tea party
4. 1774 - coercive/intolerable acts
5. 1774 - first continental congress
6. 1775 - lexington & concord

column b - description
a. parliament gives the east india company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
b. harsh punishments imposed on massachusetts, including closing boston harbor.
c. sons of liberty dump 342 chests of tea into boston harbor in protest.
d. delegates from 12 colonies meet in philadelphia to coordinate resistance.
e. british troops march to seize colonial weapons; the \shot heard round the world\ begins the american revolution.
f. british soldiers fire into a crowd, killing five colonists.

Explanation:

1. In 1770, British soldiers fired into a crowd, killing five colonists in the Boston Massacre (F).
2. In 1773, the Tea Act gave the East - India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies (A).
3. Also in 1773, the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest during the Boston Tea Party (C).
4. In 1774, the Coercive/Intolerable Acts imposed harsh punishments on Massachusetts, including closing Boston Harbor (B).
5. In 1774, delegates from 12 colonies met in Philadelphia to coordinate resistance at the First Continental Congress (D).
6. In 1775, British troops marched to seize colonial weapons at Lexington and Concord, starting the American Revolution with the “shot heard ‘round the world” (E).

Answer:

1. 1770 - Boston Massacre - F. British soldiers fire into a crowd, killing five colonists.
2. 1773 - Tea Act - A. Parliament gives the East India Company a monopoly on tea sales in the colonies.
3. 1773 - Boston Tea Party - C. Sons of Liberty dump 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor in protest.
4. 1774 - Coercive/Intolerable Acts - B. Harsh punishments imposed on Massachusetts, including closing Boston Harbor.
5. 1774 - First Continental Congress - D. Delegates from 12 colonies meet in Philadelphia to coordinate resistance.
6. 1775 - Lexington & Concord - E. British troops march to seize colonial weapons; the “shot heard ‘round the world” begins the American Revolution.