Henry hudson’s voyage in 1609 along the atlantic coast of north american is important because? a: he found a northwest passage to asia b: the dutch established new netherlands as a result of it c: he brought back much silver and gold d: the english claimed newfoundland as a result of it.

april 18, 1775, hundreds of british troops marched from boston to nearby concord in order to seize an arms cache.a confrontation on the lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the british were hastily retreating under intense fire.

on april 19, 1775, american militia gathered to stop a british company sent from boston to capture supplies allegedly amassed in lexington, massachusetts. the militia fled, and the british left after not finding the supplies.

they united the colonies in their fight against the british.