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By this time, the most astute leaders from both sides viewed armed conflict as inevitable. Gage’s attempts to secure his position in Boston only brought him into conflict with local militias and a hostile populace, and it was only a matter of time until open war began in 1775. The opportunity for peaceful negotiation came to an end, and the war for American Independence began on April 19, 1775 when British troops and American colonists clashed at Lexington and Concord.
Republished from the [https://history.state.gov/ Office of the Historian, United States Department of State]
From the article [https://history.state.gov/milestones/1750-1775/parliamentary-taxation Parliamentary taxation of colonies, international trade, and the American Revolution, 1763–1775]
