Early Battles of the American Revolution

One if by land, two if by sea, refers to ________.

• How many British Guards were positioned.

• The lanterns in the church tower telling the Patriots the direction the British were traveling.

• That the British were marching out of Concord.

• That the British were sailing.

What did the British want in Concord?

• To arrest Paul Revere

• To find smuggled goods

• To find an arsenal of weapons

• To fight the Americans.

Which three men warned the colonists that the British were coming?

• Prescott, Adams and Revere

• Revere, Dawes and Hancock

• Dawes, Prescott and Revere

• Revere, Hancock and Adams

At Lexington, _____ colonists faced off with close to _____ British Regulars.

• 70 Americans, 1,000 British

• 700 Americans and 7,000 British

• 17 Americans and 70 British

• 70 Americans and 700 British

When the British did not find weapons in Concord, they began their long 20 mile march back to Boston. What did the American colonists do next?

• They followed them to make sure they did leave and go back to Boston.

• They used Guerrilla Warfare tactics on them, shooting the British from behind trees.

• They sent out a few men to spy on the British.

• They completely retreated.

What advantages did the Americans have at Bunker Hill?

• They had plenty of arms and ammunition.

• The British waited too long to attack

• They were on top of a hill, fortified in and could shoot down on the enemy.

• The British marched in row out in the open down a hill.

At what Battle will Americans gain a lot of weaponry and ammunition?

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

• Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

• Battle of Bunker Hill

• Battle of Dorchester Heights

What caused Benedict Arnold to become a traitor and give away military secrets to the British?

• George Washington never trusted him.

• His wife had left him for an officer in the American Army.

• He was humiliated and often turned down for promotion.

• He was an evil man.

What was George Washington's most difficult task at the beginning of the war?

• Defeating the British at Lexington and Concord.

• Training his new army.

• Battle strategies.

What started the Revolutionary War to begin with?

• The British marching out to Arrest Sam Adams, John Hancock and to retrieve the arsenal of weapons at Concord.

• The Boston Tea Party and the British punishing the colonists with the Coercive Acts.

• The British marched to Fort Ticonderoga to steal the colonists weapons.

• The British Marched towards Bunker Hill.