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1775 - The Shot

April 18, 1775 - The British are angry at the American colonists who defy orders to follow the monarchy's laws. Paul Revere rides his horse through the countryside and warns the minutemen, who were ready to fight at a moment's notice, that the British are coming. British soldiers called redcoats because of their uniforms, fire upon colonists gathered at the village green in Lexington, Massachusetts. The Revolutionary War has begun. 

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History Timeline [1]
Rural Rebellion 1773-1775 [2]
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Tuesday, April 18, 1775
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[1] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/history-timeline [2] https://www.cmstory.org/exhibits/rural-rebellion-1773-1775