{"id":1694,"count":96,"description":"The Battle of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, marked the start of the American Revolutionary War. Tensions between British troops and American colonists had been escalating due to issues like taxation without representation. British forces aimed to seize colonial weapons stored in Concord. At Lexington, colonial militia faced off against the British, leading to the famous \"shot heard 'round the world.\" As the British advanced to Concord, they encountered fierce resistance, resulting in a chaotic retreat to Boston. This pivotal conflict united the colonies in their fight for independence, igniting a revolutionary spirit across America.","link":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/topic\/battle-of-lexington-and-concord\/","name":"The Battle of Lexington and Concord","slug":"battle-of-lexington-and-concord","taxonomy":"topic","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/1694","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/taxonomies\/topic"}],"wp:post_type":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqacademy.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/mcq?topic=1694"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}