America’s Minutemen fought in two battles at Lexington and Concord on April 19th, 1775, a date nearly equal in importance as that of July 4th, 1776. This was the beginning of the Revolutionary War with Britain and the “shot heard round the world” as immortalized in “Concord Hymn,” a poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Who were these men? Why were they called Minutemen? Why were they willing to fight the most intimidating military force in the world? Your students will learn the answers to these questions and draw The Minute Man statue from Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts. Pages: 41 Type: Paperback Dimensions: 8.5″ x 11″ Full Color Ages: 7-14 / Grades: 2 – 8 ISBN: 9798258915504