In the town of Concord<span>. He had also heard that John Hancock and Samuel Adams, two leaders of the Sons of Liberty, </span>were<span> in Lexington. General Gage </span>sent<span> 700 </span>British soldiers<span> to find the weapons and arrest the two Patriot leaders.</span>
They had to face slavery, and whites had the authorities that colored people didn't.
