What happened before lexington and concord

British troops were sent to confiscate colonial weapons, they ran into an untrained and angry militia. The army defeats 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory helped their confidence for the war ahead.

On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began mobilizing to intercept the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire.

Their solution was to tax the colonists.