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Why did the captain of the minutemen yell “Don’t fire unless fired upon” at the Battle of Lexington?
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Why did the captain of the minutemen yell “Don’t fire unless fired upon” at the Battle of Lexington?

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Im not sure if this is correct but I believe that he said that because he didint want to be the one who started the war. 
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