The Shot Heard 'Round the World is an event that occurred between the British and the American colonists. The colonists wanted freedom from the British, because of high taxes and acts, such as the Quartering Act, the Tea Act, and the Stamp Act.The Shot Heard 'Round the World was fired at near Lexington and Concord.he Shot Heard 'Round the World is an event that occurred between the British and the American colonists. The colonists wanted freedom from the British, because of high taxes and acts, such as the Quartering Act, the Tea Act, and the Stamp Act.