The colonists were represented by delegates, but the battles of Concord and Lexington show that they were willing to take matters into their own hands if necessary.
Answer:
The colonists fired first, they began throwing rocks and understandably the British fired back but with guns. That's how it happened I may be wrong but that's how I remember it.
<span>Progressive Era reformers at the turn of the century successfully compelled local governments to introduce 'civil service systems' to replace political machine.</span>
