Good post!
Two thoughts. First, Lexington laid bare the hollow claim by the Crown that British Subjects in America were only British Subjects in name only. The Americans were treated much like any other property, and disposed of in like fashion according to their whim. People do not like to be told they are third class citizens. Second, the parallels to today are interesting. Here we are engaged in a struggle over our own liberties, whilst the feral Federal beast devours all in its path, and too many in our land are tamely and foolishly submitting to its ravenous fate!