Where did the colonists think that fighting with the British would first start?

The colonists believed that fighting with the British would first start in Massachusetts, particularly in the areas surrounding Boston. Tensions had been escalating due to British military presence and oppressive policies, and the towns of Lexington and Concord were seen as flashpoints. These locations became the sites of the first armed confrontations on April 19, 1775, marking the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War.