The British soldiers are marching to get the ammunition and weapons from hidden stores. This is what leads to The Powder Alarm.
The spy network is growing and has been giving information on the redcoats.
General Gage planned an expedition that would attempt to capture Adams and Hancock while confiscating weapons and ammo.
paul revere went around telling people that the English were coming.
The British arrived and wanted to seize the weapons which resulted in the first shot being fired.
The British lost a number of troops lost many troops and decided to retreat but they were chased and lost a number of more troops. In short the colonists won the battle.