battle of lexington and concord
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Battle of Lexington and Concord. http:// upload.wikimedia.org / wikipedia /commons/4/4b/ Minute_Man_Statue_Lexington_Massachusetts_cropped.jpg. the start. 1800 British soldiers marched out of Boston and headed for Concord were a weapons depot was. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
THE START• 1800 British soldiers marched out of Boston and headed for Concord were a
weapons depot was.
• The British shout and killed or injured 18 minute men on the Lexington green at the battle of Lexington.
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THE MIDDLE • When they got to the north bridge at concord many colonial soldiers were there. They
stopped the British advance at the bridge and sent them back to Boston.
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THE END• On the way back to Boston colonial snipers started to pick the British soldiers off as they
marched back to Boston.
• They finally made it back to Boston. When they arrived they were protected by their guns on their ships
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AFTERMATH • The British lost about 250 men and 19 officers
• The Colonials lost about 90 men
• This battle started the siege of Boston
• This battle also started the Revolutionary war
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CREDITS • Pictures Web sites
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/Percy%27s_Rescue_at_Lexington_Detail.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/British_Army_in_Concord.jpeg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/80/North_Bridge_Fight_Detail.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/06/Battle_of_Lexington_Detail.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Minute_Man_Statue_Lexington_Massachusetts_cropped.jpg
http://www.britishbattles.com/concord-lexington.htm
http://www.wpi.edu/academics/Depts/MilSci/Resources/lexcon.html
http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312848/boflandc.htm