The correct answer is C) an unofficial group of colonists.
An unofficial group of colonists defended Lexington and Concord.
The American Revolutionary War started with the battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775. One day before, the troops of The British army who were in Boston, marched to Concord. That is when an unofficial group of colonists led by Paul Revere, sounded the alarm to indicate the people in town that they had to act and confront the British Army. The first shoots were in Lexington. The colonists started the shooting and the British troops had to retire.
