In April of 1775, the Colonists and the British broke into war. The battles took place mainly in Lexington and Concord. The battles were provoked by Thomas Gage when he gave the order to arrest John Hancock and John Adams and also to seize the arms and ammunitions that were stockpiled at Concord. The people that fought back against the British were not from any army, there were full time farmers and part time soldiers. Though they didn’t win at their first encounter, the Minute Men won the next ones with excellent battle strategies such as hiding behind trees.