Question

Why did the British force March on Concord?

Answer 1

Because governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Gage, learned that a stockpile of weapons were stored in Concord. He decided to seize the supplies

Answer 2

In Massachusetts, British troops march out of Boston on a mission to confiscate the Patriot arsenal at Concord and to capture Patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock, known to be hiding at Lexington.