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2. Main Menu WHO Was Involved? WHEN Did It Happen? WHERE Did It Happen? WHAT Happened? WHY Did It Happen? OTHER Information Bibliography

3. WHO Was Involved? Paul Revere Sam Adams John Hancock Commanders: James Barrett and John Pitcairn Combatants: Militia of Providence for Massachusetts Bay HERhttp://wpcontent.answcdn.co m/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e 2/Paul_Revere%27s_ride.jpg/220px- Paul_Revere%27s_ride.jpgE! MAIN MENU

4. WHERE Did It Happen? Lexington and Concord Boston, Massachusetts Massachusetts Bay http://www.boudillion.com/glossary/e liot.jpg MAIN MENU

5. WHY Did It Happen? Concord was a depot for weapons Had stock piles of weapons 16 months earlier people were angry so they dumped 312 sheets of tea in to the Boston Harbor Protested the British tax on tea http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/daybyday/images/B oston_Harbor_1775.jpg MAIN MENU

6. WHEN Did It Happen? February 1775 colonist broke away from British colonies April 18, 1700 British people moved toward Concord April 19,1700- The War started Lexington and Concord war ends June 17, 1775 http://cache2.allpostersimages.com/p/LRG/22/22 46/CU2ZD00Z/posters/british-army-marching- in-formation-up-breed-s-hill-in-the-battle-of- bunker-hill-c-1775.jpg MAIN MENU

7. WHAT Happened? Revere went to Lexington and Concord to warn Adams and Hancock that the British were coming Begged them to go We won the Battle On the Lexington Side: 50 were Killed, 5 missing, 39 wounded On the British side: 73 were killed, 26 missing, 174 wounded MAIN MENU http://www.sonofthesouth.net/rev olutionary- war/battles/revolutionary-war- minutemen.jpg

8. OTHER Information Weapons: Hunting Sword, Brown Bess, Musket Fought a war for Independence the colonist said If they want war let’s have it here Someone banged on Paul Revere’s door unknown http://msnbcmedia1.msn.co m/j/msnbc/Components/Ph otos/070223/070223_declarat ion_hmed5p.grid-6x2.jpg MAIN MENU

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY Works Cited Boehm, Dr.Richard G, and Claudia Hoone. Early United States. Orlando: Harcourt Bracet Company, 2002. Print. Fishcher, David Hackett. “New World Encyclopedia.” World Book Online. 2009. World Book Online Encyclopedia. Web. 10 Feb. 2011.. Hakim, Joy. From Colonies to Country Press. New York: Oxford University, 1993. Print. “Lexington and Concord.” Social Studies for Kids. Socail Studies for Kids, 8 Feb. 2011. Web. 8 Feb. 2011.. Stein, Conrad R. The Story of Lexington and Concord. Chicago: Children’s Press, 1983. Print. Uarwin, Gregory J. “Lexington and Concord.” World Book Students. Global Device, 3 Feb. 2011. Web. 3 Feb. 2011.. World Book Vol. 16 Encyclopedia. Chicago: World Book Inc., 1999. Print. MAIN MENU