Which of the following happened

Question

first in the events leading to
American independence?
battles at Lexington and
Concord
the signing of the
Declaration of
Independence
the meeting of the First
Continental Congress
the Battle of Yorktown

Answer 1

The event that happened first in the events leading to American independence was the battles at Lexington and Concord. These battles occurred on April 19, 1775. The other events listed occurred later: the First Continental Congress met in September 1774, the Declaration of Independence was signed in July 1776, and the Battle of Yorktown took place in October 1781.