HTP EP 31: The Shot Heard 'Round The World - The Battle of Lexington & Concord April 19, 1775

The Shot Heard 'Round the World! It's a phrase we've all heard, but what does it mean and what is it referring to? For this Season 3, Quarter 2 episode Pat and Matt have the pleasure of speaking to David Wood, the curator of the Concord Museum in Concord, Massachusetts about the spark that ignited the American Revolution, the Battle of Lexington and Concord, fought April 19, 1775!

Before we get to that fateful day however, the guys take a deep dive into the coming of the Revolution. What drove the colonies, particularly the New England colonies, to take up arms against Great Britain is a twisting tail and one that was not necessarily supposed to lead to independence. While tensions between the colonies and England had been on the rise for years, most colonists still considered themselves Englishmen and thus due the rights thereof. This mindset began to change however following the British raid out of Boston to capture stockpiled supplies. This first clash of the war set into motion things very few of the participants could have imagined, embarrassing an Empire and inspiring a loose confederation of colonies. You are not going to want to miss this!

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