The Battle of Lexington and Concord

A man called  Dr. Joseph Warren learned of the British plans and sent Paul Revere to alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Paul Revere promised to warn them when the British soldiers were approaching. Since he wasn't sure that he would be able to get out of Boston with the message, he made plans to alert people by putting lanterns in the Old North Church . He would light one lantern if the British were coming by land, and two lanterns if the British were coming by sea.

On  April 18th, the British troops were coming across the Boston Harbor to start their war at Lexington. Paul Revere hung two lanterns in the church. Then Paul Revere, William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott ran to warn the colonists that the British were coming.

Paul Revere rode to Lexington and alerted Samual Adams and John Hancock. By the time the British soldiers reached Lexington, Samual Adams and John Hancock had escaped.

As the colonists were warned about the approaching of the British army , they gathered farmers and soliders which were called the minutemen beacuse they were trained to get their guns ready in a matter of minutes.
As the British Soldiers reached Lexingtonm the 75 armed Minutemen were expecting them ready to fire, the an unknown shot was the first to be heard and this began a massive shooting among the British and the Colonists.

As a result of this war Paul Revere was captured by the British and 49 Patriots died and 39 others were hurt.