Many of the men set up camp in @Charlestown, a village near Boston. From the hills that looked over the city, they could watch and see what the king's soldiers were doing and make plans of their own.
They wished to be ready to defend themselves if the soldiers used force or tried to do them harm. For this reason they had bought some gunpowder and stored it at @Concord, nearly twenty miles outside of the city.
When the king's soldiers heard about this powder, they decided to go out to Concord and get it before the colonists could use it. The powder would also mean the soldiers would have more supplies for themselves if they should need to fight.
Among those camping at Charlestown was a young man named Paul Revere. He wanted to serve his country in any way that he could.
One day a friend of his who lived in Boston came to see him.
