Question

question 5 of 10
what caused the fighting at lexington and concord?
a. the patriots were protesting the intolerable acts instituted by the british government.
b. the colonists wanted to display a show of force and bravery to the british government.
c. the british were trying to take control of colonial weapons stored in lexington.
d. british troops shot and killed several colonists, and the colonial militia wanted revenge.

Explanation:

The battles of Lexington and Concord began when British troops were sent to seize colonial military supplies stored in Concord. The colonists were alerted and engaged the British. Option C correctly states that the British were trying to take control of colonial weapons stored in Lexington (and Concord). The Intolerable Acts led to general unrest but not directly to the fighting at Lexington and Concord. The colonists were not just trying to show force and bravery as a main cause, and the event that led to the battles was not British troops killing colonists in a prior - unconnected incident.

Answer:

C. The British were trying to take control of colonial weapons stored in Lexington.