A Paragraph on why the Colonists did not shoot first at Lexington

The colonists did not fire the first shot because I believed that they still hoped that the British would meet to their demands without the use of violence even though it was already close.What was the battles at Concord and Lexington?The British had sent troops to Concord to take firearms and Lexington to capture the rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock when the battle broke out.The militiamen hurried to Concord's North Bridge, which a group of British soldiers were guarding. The colonists returned fire after the British opened fire, forcing the British to retreat. This was the "shot heard 'round the world" that poet Ralph Waldo Emerson later made famous.Although neither side anticipated a real battle, a gunshot in the middle of the chaos forced the British to launch an assault. The colonists were slain in some cases, and the others escaped. The gunshot signaled the beginning of the American Revolution and the war started.Read more on the Lexington war here; https://brainly.com/question/12073967#SPJ1