The first half of the voyage went fairly smoothly, the only major problem was sea-sickness.
at the Battle of Lexington, in the early morning of April 19, 1775.
The 'battle" was actually a skirmish when British soldiers enroute to Concord came across armed colonial militiamen. After a brief exchange of fire, the Americans dispersed. It was not until later in the day that Minutemen, warned by Revere, Dawes, and others, routed a force of Redcoats at the Battle of Concord. These separate battles are often considered as a whole as the first open conflict in the war
They were very brave and powerful
<span>Americans who did *not) support the constitution because they feared that it created a national government that was too strong were called "Anti-Federalists," since those in favor of the Constitution were called "Federalists."</span>
