The British heard of the Americans not wanting to comply to all of their rules and how they had shown their guns in a way to say they were not going to put up with the British's unfair taxing and laws. But in the eyes of the British they saw that as a threat so they came to America to take the guns from the Americans which had them marching to Lexington and Concord where they were met by Americans standing up for themselves. It is not known who fired the first shot but there were about 5 Americans killed in the first round of gunfire. When the British were on their way back they were met with American Militia who used Gorilla warfare (the act of hiding and surprise attacking from cover) to kill nearly 200 British troops.
Writers help the urban poor by writing about their lives and their difficulties in populated cities and poor hygiene conditions. Which brought the attention of the upper class and the government to reform and improve the lives of the working class.
