How did the Battle of Lexington and Concord bring the colonists closer to war?

Question

Article: https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/us-history/road-to-revolution/the-american-revolution/a/lexington-and-concord

Answer 1

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was one where a strong professional army was pushed back by mere militias and due to the possible ability of the colonists to resist British rule the prospect of eliminating British rule in these colonies through means of war became widely accepted.