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Battles of the American Revolution

Lexington and Concord Battle: The battle started on the date Wed.April.19,1775

This battle took place at Middlesex County, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington) and Cambridge, near Boston.

The Lexington and Concord battle marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its 13 colonies in the mainland of British North America. This battle was the one with the shots just as the sun was rising at Lexington. It is told a British officer was the first shot fired, People still aren't sure but they believe it was so. The British we're the Redcoats and the Colonist we're stunned by their success. The people who lived in the colonies had peaceful reconciliation or at least tried and attempted. The colonist won and battle of Lexington and Concord was over.

Lexington and Concord Facts and Pictures: Fact:1 the battles of lexington and concord were the first military engagemenhts of the American Revolutionary War

Fact:2 more militiamen arrived soon thereafter and inflicted heavy damage on the regulars as they marched back towards Boston

Fact:3 the first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at lexington

Fact:4 Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay was the Battle location.

Articles of Confederation

The Articles of Confederation was the first constition of the United States of America.

the Articles were in use beginning in 1777, Mar.1781, was the process of ratification.

The weaknesses of the Articles of confederation were: No tradeagreement, only trade within the U.S.

No taxing on anything, without tax they couldn't pay for basic needs of a population.

No government system to even out the powers.

No court system and every state had only one vote in congress. Basically, the articles created no separate executive department to carry out and enforce the acts of Congress and no national court system to interpret the meaning of laws.

Mar.1781. Under the articles, the states retained sovereignty over all governmental functions not specifically relinquished to the national government.