Liberty Kids. 5. Midnight Ride

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One of the secret groups of the Patriots that disagreed with British rule over the colonies.

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The Minutemen

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Another of the secret groups of the Patriots that disagreed with British rule over the colonies.

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The Sons of Liberty

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Who rode by horseback through the dark for more than 20 miles to warn the colonists that "The British were coming"?

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William Dawes

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Who rode by horseback through the dark for more than 20 miles to warn the colonists that "The British were coming"?

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Paul Revere

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The young woman who rode by horseback through the dark, for more than 20 miles, to warn the colonists to be ready to defend themselves, because "The British were coming"?

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Sybil Ludington

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Since there were no phones or radios, the colonists had a different secret way to warn colonists that "The British are coming." They would hang ___ lantern(s) in the church window if the British were coming by land, and ___ lantern(s) in the window if the British were coming by sea.

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1 lantern if by land, 2 lanterns if by sea

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If Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Sybil Ludington had NOT ridden through the night warning colonists in certain towns that "The British are coming," what likely would have happened?

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The British would have destroyed the stash of weapons in the towns, and the colonists would have had no way to fight.