Battles of the Revolutionary War

The "Shot Heard Round the World" was fired at ______ and marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

• Charlestown

• Lexington

• Boston

• Concord

Because the colonists were running low on ammunition during the Battle of Bunker Hill, they were told by their commander to _________.

• Not to fire till they saw the whites of their eyes

• Retreat to Boston

• Sneak around the British and attach from behind

• Charge three times up the hill and force the British to surrender

During the Siege of Boston, the British blocked all ships from entering Boston Harbor so _______.

• The colonists dumped all the tea into the harbor

• George Washington sailed into the harbor and attacked, forcing the ships to retreat

• The economy of Boston slowed to a halt and merchants lost a lot of money

• They evacuated the city

The British marched through Lexington to Concord on April 19, 1775 because _______.

• They wanted to take guns and ammunition which was stored there by the colonists

• They wanted to attack the colonists and take over Concord

• Their spies knew Paul Revere was hiding there

• They wanted to attack Bunker Hill

A ____ was a person who sided with the British in the Revolutionary War.

• Patriot

• Whig

• Colonist

• Loyalist

Which is NOT a fact about the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?

• They fought indian-style unlike the British who marched and fought in lines

• They were fighting for a cause that was important to them

• They had a well-trained army and plenty of supplies

• They were fighting on their own land

Patriots were people who _______.

• Lived in Great Britain and wanted representation in Parliament

• Wanted independence from Britain

• Sided with the British and were against rebellion

• Didn't take a stand on either side during the Revolution

The main reason that patriots wanted to take Fort Ticonderoga was ______.

• To set up a training camp for their soldiers

• To force the British out of New York

• To get revenge for the French and Indian war

• To get control of its cannons to help liberate Boston

_____ was a traitor who left the Continental Army and joined the British Army.

• George Washington

• Ethan Allen

• Benedict Arnold

• John Brown

The British kept control of the city of ___ for the entire war after the Battle of Long Island because of its very strategic point.

• Lexington

• New York

• Saratgoa

• Yorktown