The militiamen proceeded to lay siege to Boston, where they were joined by militias from Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. These colonial forces would be constituted as the Continental Army by the Second Continental Congress.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775. The Massachusetts militia routed the British Army forces and were soon joined by. After Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts—largely aimed at punishing in Lexington was to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock
