The British troops marched to lexington and concord to get battle supplies and that is where the first event of the war happened. A famous gun shot was shot out, but nobody knows who did it. The events mark the start of the revolution becuase it was the first battle of the revolution.
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Anvil is a tool used by blacksmiths, and it is the surface on which the object is placed which is worked on with a hammer- stroked with a hammer.
von Bülow meant (in 1899) that Germany will either have to colonize others ( be the hammer) or it would have to risk being colonized itself (being the anvil), hence showing the need for Germany to participate in colonization.
Participate in their civic responsibilities
I believe the correct answer is D
"B. The English Channel helped protect the island nation of Britain from invasion" would be the best option from the list, since this Channel was oftentimes very choppy with strong currents.