Liberty Kids - #6 "The Shot Heard Round the World"

1. The ________ wanted to govern themselves.

• British

• abolitionists

• American colonists

2. Captain ______ was the colonial leader who helped organize the Minutemen and was a veteran in the French and Indian War.

• John Parker

• Ben Franklin

• Gage

3. The British were planning a secret mission to seize the colonial’s _________.

• food

• weapons (guns)

• wagons

4. The _____ had a greater army during the Battle at Lexington with around 650 men with the colonists having fewer than 80.

• British (red coats)

• French

• colonists

5. No one knows who fired first at _________ , but fighting broke out when the British tried to surround and disarm the rebels.

• Bunker Hill

• Williamsburg

• Lexington and Concord

6. British General ______ ordered his men to treat the people of Concord with respect.

• Washington

• Gage

• Jefferson

7. Who's leg was badly shot?

• Brian

• Parker

• Tom

8. The Battles at Lexington and Concord was the beginning of the American _________.

• Civil War

• War of 1812

• Revolutionary War

9. The colonists and Redcoats fought at the ________ where the Redcoats retreated.

• South Bridge

• North Bridge

• East Bridge

10. What is the name of the female reporter for the Pennsylvania Gazette?

• Sarah Phillips

• Abigail Phillips

• Julia Phillips