The colonists were angry with their treatment by the King. The colonists were being taxed unfairly, and the King said they were in open rebellion. British troops went lexington. Because of Paul Revere, the colonists were ready to fight. 77 American colonists fought against 700 British troops. At the north bridge in Lexington, someone fired the first shot. No one knows who that was. At the end of the battle 1 British soldier had been killed, and 8 US soldiers had died. The British retreated back to boston.
