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1. Battles Of Lexington And Concord

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   By early 1775, tensions in the Province of Massachusetts Bay had reached a critical point. The British occupation of Boston following the Intolerable Acts created an atmosphere of siege. Provincial leaders, notably John Hancock and Samuel Adams, actively encouraged the stockpiling of weapons, gunpowder, and provisions in inland towns, particularly Concord, which possessed favorable geography for defensive storage. The British command in Boston, led by [General Thomas Gage](/entries/thomas…