Concord and Lexington

 When the colonists started to take matters on their hands the Parliament stopped ignoring their actions because this time they were directly affected. In 1775 the Lt.General Thomas Gage received orders from the english secretary of state of going to Lexington and to Concord to capture the congressmen of the colonies and to confiscate the stockpiled weapons and ammunitions. By that time the members of the congress were scattered throughout the countryside but Samuel and John could only get to the house of Reverend Clark in Lexington. The English wanted to keep secret their plans but they couldn't Paul Revere,  William Daws and Samuel Presscott warned all the colonists about the arrival of the English troops. When the troops got top Lexington the colonial militia was waiting for them. They told the militia to disperse but when they were doing someone shot a gun and the troops killed 8 colonists and wounded ten. When that finished the troops headed to Concord but militia intercepted the troops and they defeated them and drove them back to Boston.