. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . N 1775. The Americans had little hope that the king would pay anyregard to their petition, and they were ready to fight rather than yield to mjustice. In almost every colony companieswere formed and drilled, while in various places arms andammunition were stored. General Gage, who was atthe head of the British troops in America, decided tosend eight hundred of his men to Concord, Massachu-setts, to seize the powder and cannon that he knew werethere. Another thing that the troops were to do was toseize Samuel Adams and John Han
. Our country's story; an elementary history of the United States . N 1775. The Americans had little hope that the king would pay anyregard to their petition, and they were ready to fight rather than yield to mjustice. In almost every colony companieswere formed and drilled, while in various places arms andammunition were stored. General Gage, who was atthe head of the British troops in America, decided tosend eight hundred of his men to Concord, Massachu-setts, to seize the powder and cannon that he knew werethere. Another thing that the troops were to do was toseize Samuel Adams and John Hancock, that theymight be taken to England and tried for treason. Tills plan would have succeeded, but the Ameri-cans were on the watch, and before the British wereready to start, Paul Revere galloped through thedarkness, past the villages and farmhouses on theway to Concord, telling every one that the Regulars were of the Americans had become minute men, that is. The battle ofthey had agreed to be ready to fight at a minutes notice. When Lexington. POWDEK-HOUSE NEAU IJOSTOJJ (Where the liiitish seized some powder Sept. 1,1774) 142 OUR COUNTRYS STORY The retreatof theBritish the British troops came to Lexington to seize John Hancock, therestood the minute men on the green. Disperse, you rebels!shouted the commander. Lay doMTi your arms and disperse !Not one laid down his gun. Fire ! cried the commander. Ina moment, seven Americans lay dead, and the Revolution hadbegun. This was on April 19, 1775. At Concord the British began to destroy the arms, but so manyminute men were upon them that there was notliing to do but toretreat to Boston. The farmers pursued. Longfellow tells thestory of the retreat in his Paul Reveres Ride: — ^^^ How the Biitisli Regulars fired and fled, — ^^^P How the farmers gave them ball for ball. ^J»l / From behind eacli fence and farm-yard wall, Ciiasing the red-coats down the lane, Then crossing the fields to emerge again Under the tree
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