2.05 Lexington & Concord: Who Fired First? Essay Who do you think fired first at the Lexington and Concord? I have listen and reviewed six different sources about the Lexington and Concord. Some were letters‚ maps‚ diary entries‚ illustrations and personal encounters. My thesis for this battle is that nobody truly knows who in fact fired first. For starters‚ in the six sources I read and listened to; they all said different things. Some said they are not sure who fired first‚ others said “there
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Kyler Diaz Mrs. Melander 9.12.2013 Lexington and Concord Essay Lexington and Concord: Who Fired First? The purpose of this Essay is to investigate and state my opinion on who fired first at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. As for every story‚ there are two sides to this important timepiece. There are many sources of information for this subject. Many provided for me were affidavits‚ or accounts‚ of key people in the conflict. Some are more credible than others. As for the affidavit
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of the most famous in history‚ is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s groundbreaking poem‚ “Concord Hymn”. Emerson’s poem is based upon the famous Battle of Concord‚ Massachusetts in 1775. Although based upon an important event‚ how accurate is “Concord Hymn” to the actual battle? The answer to that is no‚ in fact there are some huge dissimilarities between Emerson’s work and the Battle of Concord. The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the very first battles of the American Revolution. About 700 British Army regulars
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The first shots of the Revolution rang out April 19 1775 at Lexington green. Reports say the British fired first killing eight patriots. I believe these reports to be true. There was a lot of controversy surrounding this‚ since none of us were there‚ no one can be certain on who fired first. Evidence shows the British fired first. I think based on the evidence provided it was very easy to see the British were the first to fire the shot of the revolution. Paul revere was riding home with Samuel
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Source 1: Map of the events of April 18-19‚ 1775 Which rider makes it through South Bridge to warn the colonists in Concord that the British are coming? paul revre. Which towns does the British army go through after they leave Boston? concord. Evaluate the British route. How do they make it to the mainland from Boston? Do they enter by land or by sea? Explain your answer using geographic landmarks. Why do you think that the Sons of Liberty arranged to have 3 riders warn that the British
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Lexington & Concord Essay The battle that was fought at Lexington and Concord was seen all across America as “The shot heard around the world” or the beginning to the American Revolution. It is truly began the war between America and Britain‚ especially from the rage created by the battle. But to tell who exactly fired first to start this event is really unclear in some minds. But in perspective‚ the British were the ones who most likely set the spark aflame because they knew about the weaponry
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Lexington and Concord Essay Who really shot first? The british or the colonist? Perhaps a man caught in the battle can tell who really fired first. Simon Winship has told the story about who has fired first. From his own experience following the British army. After he was caught‚ he was forced to march with them because they thought he was a minuteman. From the excerpt Simon Winship talks about shot heard all around the world. I believe this man has evidence the British army has shot first starting
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The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought on 19 April 1775 in Middlesex County‚ Providence of Massachusetts Bay within the towns of Lexington‚ Concord‚ Lincoln‚ Menotomy and Cambridge. The Battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen of its colonies on the mainland of British America. The British Army also set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams
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On April 18-19‚ 1775‚ many troops were involved in the Lexington and Concord Battles. I believe that British are the ones who fired first. I believe this because in the image it shows many of the troops being shot at and trying to flee. Also‚ because there are many people dead who had been killed by the guns on the ground. I say this because in the picture that is shown‚ you can see that the British are the ones who have more troops than the others‚ also you could see that they are marching away
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The Battle at Lexington and Concord Not only was Lexington and Concord the first battle leading up to the Revolutionary War it was also the first step to Americas Independence. Lexington and Concord had a huge impact on The Revolutionary War by being The first armed engagements in the colonies. This War was against the colonists and the British and it was huge. It all started late at night when spies such as Paul Revere took a journey to warn Massachusetts in the town Lexington that "The Regulars
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