After reading the chapter "Morning" from April Morning by Howard Fast engage your students in this activity.

There were no cameras present to record the encounter between the Militia Men and the British at Lexington Common in 1775. Artists painted or drew pictures based on eyewitness accounts by individuals who were there at the time. Below are six artistic viewpoints. Study and analyze each picture using the What Do You See Guide. What were the artists trying to convey? Click on the thumbnail to view a larger image.

Battle of Lexington Amos Doolittle Sketch (1775) Author's Collection	Battle of Lexington Hammett Billings (1855) Post Card from Author's Collection	First Casualties at Lexington Hulton Deutsch Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Lexington Masc. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1875 Courtesy of Cornell University Library	Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 Etching by Sidney L. Smith (1830) History of the Battle at Lexington by Elias Phinney, 1825	Fight at Lexington April 19, 1775 Harper's New Monthly Magazine, 1860 Courtesy of Cornell University Library