What was the significance of the battle of lexington? the battle of lexington ended the american revolution. the battle of lexington was the first battle that the minutemen won. the battle of lexington started the american revolution. the battle of lexington was the last battle that the minutemen won.

affirmative action refers to the policies that take gender, race, or ethnicity into account in order to promote equal opportunity.

employers subject to title vii are prohibited from taking race or sex into account in any employment decisions. aa is a penalty for having any job group substantially statistically "underutilized" in any race or either sex. the employer must take steps to eliminate the underutilization, then stop, ending its aa efforts