American Revolution Battles

Groups of armed men in the colonies were called

• militia

• army

• Sons of Liberty

• Redcoats

Men who were ready to fight at a minute's notice were called

• patriots

• redcoats

• minutemen

• militia

Who was the British governor of Massachusetts?

• George Washington

• Thomas Gage

• King George III

• Ben Franklin

Why did Thomas Gage order the British army to attack Concord?

• The Patriots were storing gunpowder and cannons.

• He wanted to punish them after the Boston Tea Party.

• He wanted to destroy their food supplies.

• He wanted to take control of Boston Harbor.

Which TWO men rode on horseback through the countryside warning "The British are coming!"

• Paul Revere

• Patrick Henry

• William Dawes

• Thomas Gage

Where were the first battles of the American Revolution?

• Trenton

• Boston

• Yorktown

• Lexington & Concord

Which side fired the first shots of the war?

• British

• Patriots

• No one knows.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought where?

• Breed's Hill

• Boston

• Lexington

• Philadelphia

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill, and why?

• The Patriots won because their fort was on a hill.

• The British won because the Patriots ran out of food and water.

• The Patriots won because they forced the British to retreat 3 times.

• The British won because the Patriots ran out of gunpowder.

Who led the Continental Army at the Battle of Trenton?

• General Burgoyne

• Thomas Gage

• Samuel Adams

• George Washington