The off duty British soldier was inquiring about a job at John Gray's Ropewalk; at this point, the rope-maker on duty was William Green. ... Captain Preston, an officer of the Guard, heard that several townspeople had formed outside the front of the Customs House, and that his fellow soldiers were yelling for help. ... After firing the air went silent for a moment, not one noise was heard. ... John Adams and Robert Auchmuty defended the Brit soldiers. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The original nine members included famous members such as John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Joseph Warren. John Gill was a very important member for reaching out to the public because he worked for the Boston Gazette. ... When the Sons of Liberty heard that three ships loaded with tea were heading toward Boston Harbor, they knew that the British were trying to get the colonists to buy their tea and pay the tax. ...

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As militiamen saw the incoming British soldiers, they started to disperse, someone made a shot and a firefight started, as later it was called, "The Shot That Was Heard Around The World". ... After about five minutes of firefight, Major John Pitcairn, who was commanding the British soldiers, started to move back to Boston with his troops. ... People like Thomas Jefferson, Philip Livingston, John, Hancock and Benjamin Franklin. ...

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It was the last chance they had to ensure their stance and the last gathering before the shoot that was heard around the world was set up. ... The Red Coats were heading to Lexington to, "capture Colonial leaders Sam Adams and John Hancock, then CONCORD, where they would seize gunpowder. " (Greene). The Road Coats were on a mission and the Minuteman foiled their plans, they got anger and would shoot off and become known as the shot heard round the world (American Rev. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School