Fighting began in lexington and concord when british troops. a. thought colonial soldiers had fired on them.. b. captured paul revere.. c. came to arrest colonial leaders and take colonial weapons.. d. arrived, looking for the second continental congress.

Which one of the following statements is not true of the revolutionary war? a.) british casualties were twice as many as the americans. b.) british soldiers and loyalists left for england. c.) americans suffered greater casualties and destruction than britain