 Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Maererano naAlexander, baba vake, John McKnitt Alexander, vakanga vari munyori pamusangano wakaitwa muCharlotte musi waMay 19, 1775. Kambani imwe neimwe yemasoja muDunhu reMecklenburg yakanga yatumira nhume mbiri kumusangano wacho, uko matanho aifanira kukurukurwa pamusoro penharo yaivapo pakati poUmambo hweBritain nemakoroni eAmerica. Ukama pakati pemakoroni nevatungamiriri veBritain hwakanga hwapinda mudambudziko muBoston, Massachusetts zvichitevera kupfuurwa muna 1774 kweMitemo Yokumanikidza neParamende yeBritain. Mukati memusangano muMecklenburg County, nhume dzakagamuchira mashoko apamutemo okuti hondo yeLexingtonyakanga yarwa muMassachusetts mwedzi mumwe chete pamberi pezvi. Vashatiriswa nokuchinja uku kwezviitiko, akanyora kudaro Alexander, nhume dzakabvumirana pamwe chete kuita zvisarudzo zvinotevera panenge pa2:00 mangwanani aMay 20: 