Because it was where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. The first battle was actually at Lexington, then it continued onto Concord. This was the beginning of the end of British rule around the world. Until this time, Britain was a major world sea power and ruled in India and The New World. It would be a long time until the USA would become a super power, but this was the start.
The Battle of Lexington was the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary War and the Battle of Concord occurred on the same day on April 19, 1775. This one is considered to be the first real Battle of the Revolutionary War. Ralph Waldo Emerson in a poem described the first shot fired by the colonists at the North Bridge (Concord) as the "shot heard round the world".
This is, of course, metaphorical. A shot is not literally going to be heard around the world, but it can set in motion events of global importance. When the American Colonies declared it was time for England to give America her independence. England was not going to do it without a fight. The American Revolutionary War, was the inspiration of other countries around the world, who wanted freedom and independence also. When the guns were fired that began the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, it became known by the expression for "The shot heard around the world."
the first shots fired of this war was in fort Sumter
The Shot Heard Around the World refers to several historical incidents, including the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. It was also used in reference to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.
The "shot heard round the world" was fired at Lexington.
It was The American Revolutionary War or American War of Independence which began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and concluded in a global war between several European great powers.
The shot heard around the world
The colonist heard the shot heard round the world in 1775. It is the shot that was first fired in the American Revolutionary War.
the revolutionary war started in lexingburg when the "shot heard around the world " was fired. it is nont known who shot this but it was the first shot of the war.
No one knows who fired the "shot heard around the world."acually they were fired in lexington,Massachusetts
The shot heard around the world was at Lexington
This is, of course, metaphorical. A shot is not literally going to be heard around the world, but it can set in motion events of global importance. When the American Colonies declared it was time for England to give America her independence. England was not going to do it without a fight. The American Revolutionary War, was the inspiration of other countries around the world, who wanted freedom and independence also. When the guns were fired that began the first battle of the American Revolutionary War, it became known by the expression for "The shot heard around the world."
the first shots fired of this war was in fort Sumter
The "shot heard around the world" refers to soldiers killed at the battle of Lexington and Concord in Concord, Massachusetts, which preceded the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Ralph Waldo Emerson chronicled this event as being "the shot heard around the world" in the opening stanza of his famous work, "Concord Hymn".
it was a missfire.
The "shot heard around the world" was the onset of the American Revolution.
The Shot Heard Around the World refers to several historical incidents, including the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. It was also used in reference to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.
it was related to the shot heard around the world which eventually led to the Revolutionary War.