the first shots were fired at lexington, massachusetts when the american war of independence started.
the first shots were fired at lexington, massachusetts when the american war of independence started.
where were the first shots fired when the american war of independence started?
lexington, massachusetts
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by presidential proclamation, acts of congress, and custom, u.s. flags are displayed continuously at certain locations.









































bullet::::- replicas of the star spangled banner flag (15 stars, 15 stripes) are flown at two sites in baltimore, maryland: fort mchenry national monument and historic shrine and flag house square.









































bullet::::- marine corps war memorial (raising the flag on iwo jima), arlington, virginia.









































bullet::::- the battle green in lexington, massachusetts, site of the first shots fired in the revolution









































bullet::::- the white house, washington, d.c.
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the thirteen colonies gradually obtained more, albeit limited, self-government. british mercantilist policies became more stringent, benefiting the mother country which resulted in trade restrictions, thereby limiting the growth of the colonial economy and artificially constraining colonial merchants' earning potential. the american colonies were expected to help repay debt that had accrued during the french and indian war. tensions escalated from 1765 to 1775 over issues of taxation without representation and control by king george iii. stemming from the boston massacre of 1770 when british redcoats opened fire on civilians, rebellion consumed the outraged colonists. the british parliament had imposed a series of taxes such as the stamp act of 1765, and later the tea act of 1773, against which an angry mob of colonists protested in the boston tea party by dumping chests of tea into boston harbor. the british parliament responded to the defiance of the colonists by passing what the colonials called the intolerable acts in 1774. this course of events ultimately triggered the first shots fired in the battles of lexington and concord in 1775 and the beginning of the american war of independence. a british victory at the battle of bunker hill in june 1775 agitated tensions even further. while the goal of attaining independence was sought by a majority known as patriots, a minority known as loyalists wished to remain as british subjects indefinitely. when the second continental congress convened in philadelphia in may 1775, deliberations conducted by notable figures such as benjamin franklin, thomas jefferson, john hancock, samuel adams, and john adams eventually resulted in seeking full independence from the mother country. thus, the declaration of independence, unanimously ratified on 4 july 1776, was a radical and decisive break. the united states of america became the first colony in the world to successfully achieve independence in the modern era.
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