Everybody has their own opinions to who fired first at the battle of Lexington and Concord. My opinion is that the British were the ones who fired at the colonial troops first. There are a lot of sources that can possibly be credible, that will help me defend my opinion and help explain why I think the British fired at the colonial troops first. First off, there are two very credible witnesses at the Battle of Lexington and Concord that basically admitted that the British were the first to fire at
02.05: Lexington and Concord Essay Who fired first at Lexington and Concord? Everybody has their own opinion on who fired first. After hearing all the stories on who fired first I might have an idea on who actually did fired first. I have three pieces of evidence that I heard to support my decision. I heard John Parker’s, Simon Winship’s, and the illustration of the battle of Lexington. Those pieces of evidence show me the British fired first. The first piece of evidence that I heard is John
Lexington and Concord There are always two sides to a story, one being the truth and the other being the lie. In this case there are many sides to the story of who fired first at Lexington and Concord. I honestly don’t think this question can be answered. The reason why is because no one gives proof of who fired first, only certain parts of their story is true in my opinion and none of the stories are more believable than the other. No one in each of the three affidavits give proof of who they
Essay: Who fired first at Lexington and Concord? Since April morning in 1775, the skirmish on Lexington Common has been a subject o controversy. The questionable accounts are due to the poor written accounts. Each sides biased account are conflicting stories. The British, in an escalation of violence, fired the first shot and killed Asahel Porter, one of their prisoners. Historians have reviewed these accounts of each historian and reviewed the stories of the participants and eyewitnesses
The first battle of the Revolution was the Battle of Lexington and Concord. On the night of April 18th, 1775, General Thomas Gage, commander of the British forces, ordered his troops led by Lt.Col. Francis Smith, Maj. John Pitcairn of the marines, and the British armies, to seize arms that had been reported at Concord. Concord is a village twenty miles northwest of Boston, past the village of Lexington. As the march progressed the British heard gunshots and ringing bells. What was supposed to be
Lexington and Concord, April 1775 On April 19, 1775 the first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in the town of Lexington and later that day another battle took place at Concord which is about 5-10 miles west of Lexington. The main objective was for the British to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock for treason against England. Hancock was wanted for a speech blaming the British for the Boston Massacre and Adams was wanted for his participation in the Boston Tea Party. The other objective
Who fired first at Lexington and Concord? In my opinion, it was the British. All major affidavits point in their direction. From John Parker and Simon Winship to Edward Gould (who was indeed part of the British militia!), all of their affidavits state that the British fired first. Although no evidence is for sure, it's pretty clear the British fired first. Considering the ratio of British and American (as to who fired first), the British majorly out number! John Parker's affidavit points to the
Its clear by the evidence in the battle of lexinton and concord, that no one knows exactly who fired. It could have been a minute man, a british troop, or even someone near by unaware of the situation. believe the British fired first during the Lexington and Concord battle. They were already tired from marching all that way, one of the troops could have been starteled by another and pulled the trigger of his riffle. In a map of the routes it shows that the British were traveling for a great distance
The shots fired at Lexington and Concord on 19th April 1775 marked the dawn of a revolution in the colonies of America. When 700 armed British troops marched to Lexington and Concord to destroy hidden colonist munitions a skirmish broke out resulting in 384 dead. This unplanned a battle was caused by many things, including: a growing sense of American identity, the introduction to several new Taxes and Acts, the Boston Tea Party, and the Boston Massacre. It also affected many people’s lives in
Who Fired First? I think with all of the material that I have just read that I do indeed believe that the British were the first ones to fire at Lexington and Concord. I think that because at Lexington the rebels were told not to shoot and to fan out and stay quiet. So anyone that would have disobeyed that order would have been severely punished. I feel that because the British were so well trained they did everything that they could to stay out of trouble. In doing this they probably told their