Question

The war between colonists and Britain began in 1775 when fighting broke out between British soldiers and the Massachusetts militiamen, the minutemen. This signaled the start of the American Revolution. In which two places did these fights happen? Select one or more:

1. Cambridge
2. Nashua
3. Concord
4. Boston
5. Lexington

Answer 1

The fighting between British soldiers and the Massachusetts militiamen, the minutemen, began in Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts.

Step-by-step explanation:

The two places where the fighting broke out between British soldiers and the Massachusetts militiamen, the minutemen, signaling the start of the American Revolution, were Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. At Lexington, a shot rang out and the war began almost as an accident. The British army retreated back to Boston with gunfire skirmishes occurring along the way.