Lexington and Concord: The Battle Heard Round the World

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The Final Straw -- General Thomas Gage and George III -- Benjamin Franklin Excoriated -- Britain Closes the Port of Boston -- Declaring War on Massachusetts -- Support for Boston Broadens -- Defiance Escalates -- A Deepening Crisis -- The Counties Strike Back -- His Majesty Refuses to Bend -- Powder Alarm -- The Colonies Unite -- Suffolk Resolves -- Congress Completes Its Work -- Slaves -- The Perverse Effects of the Powder Alarm -- The March to War -- Chatham's Opposition -- Lords North and Dartmouth Secretly Search for Peace -- The Decision for War -- Parliament Votes for War -- The Country People -- The Country People Find Many Supporters -- Tensions Mount -- Still Waiting -- Fateful Orders -- Gage's Decision -- Crossing the Rubicon -- Paul Revere -- The British March to Concord Bogs Down -- A Massacre at Lexington -- The Road to Concord -- The Concord Fight -- The Bloody Road Back to Lexington -- Lord Percy to the Rescue -- A Masterful Retreat -- The Siege of Boston: Part One -- The Siege: Part Two -- Earth-Shattering News. The Final Straw -- General Thomas Gage and George III -- Benjamin Franklin Excoriated -- Britain Closes the Port of Boston -- Declaring War on Massachusetts -- Support for Boston Broadens -- Defiance Escalates -- A Deepening Crisis -- The Counties Strike Back -- His Majesty Refuses to Bend -- Powder Alarm -- The Colonies Unite -- Suffolk Resolves -- Congress Completes Its Work -- Slaves -- The Perverse Effects of the Powder Alarm -- The March to War -- Chatham's Opposition -- Lords North and Dartmouth Secretly Search for Peace -- The Decision for War -- Parliament Votes for War -- The Country People -- The Country People Find Many Supporters -- Tensions Mount -- Still Waiting -- Fateful Orders -- Gage's Decision -- Crossing the Rubicon -- Paul Revere -- The British March to Concord Bogs Down -- A Massacre at Lexington -- The Road to Concord -- The Concord Fight -- The Bloody Road Back to Lexington -- Lord Percy to the Rescue -- A Masterful Retreat -- The Siege of Boston: Part One -- The Siege: Part Two -- Earth-Shattering News.