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Early Battles of the American Revolution: Lexington and Concord to American Independence With the shot heard around the world, fired in Lexington, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775, the American Revolution started. The colonists experienced great success early in war, although that success would not last long. For today's assignment, you will read stories from colonists who fought in these first battles of the Revolutionary War (the American Revolution and the Revolutionary War are the same thing). Click on the links below to read each of the stories, and answer the questions in the research chart. You will also read a story from someone who fought for American independence in a different way. Read his story, and answer the questions in the research chart. Make sure to write 25 words in each box in the research chart.

1. The Battle of Lexington and Concord - April, 1775

2. The Battle of Bunker Hill - June, 1775

3. The Battle of Boston - January, 1776

4. The fight for independence - 1776