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The Shot Heard Around the World refers to several historical incidents, including the opening of the American Revolutionary War in 1775. It was also used in reference to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria in 1914.

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How did the Shot heard around the world lead to the revolutionary war?

Because it was where the first shots of the American Revolution were fired. The first battle was actually at Lexington, then it continued onto Concord. This was the beginning of the end of British rule around the world. Until this time, Britain was a major world sea power and ruled in India and The New World. It would be a long time until the USA would become a super power, but this was the start.


Why was Cripus Attucks important?

The reason why Crispus Attucks's death is so significant is, the first shot fired during the start of the Revolutionary War is known as, "THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD". Well that first shot, was the shot fired by the British soldier, killing him and others.


Which battle began with the shot heard round the world?

The "shot heard round the world" is a phrase from Ralph Waldo Emerson's "Concord Hymn" written in 1837:By the rude bridge that arched the flood,Their flag to April's breeze unfurled;Here once the embattled farmers stood,And fired the shot heard 'round the world.The poem refers to the beginning of the American Revolutionary War and the "shot heard round the world," was at the Battles of Lexington and Concord, considered to be the first open conflict of the war. The shots fired there were the beginning of a war that would so drastically change the future of the world (with the eventual creation of the United States), that the world could almost hear it.


First shot of American revolution?

The first shot of the American Revolution was fired on April 19, 1775, at the small town of Lexington, some 20 or so miles northwest of Boston, in what is now the American state of Massachusetts. Followed up some hours later by the Battle of Concord, the Battle of Lexington is considered to be the formal start of the American War of Independence.


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Black men began voting in elections in around 1870.

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