The Start of the American Revolution

What was the Midnight ride?

• The march of the British army to New York.

• The march of the British army to Lexington and Concord.

• When Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the night to alert the colonists the British were coming to Lexington and Concord

• When Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the night to alert the colonists the British were coming to New York.

Why were the British going to Lexington?

• To attack the Patriots.

• To take the colonists munitions (weapons)

• To close down the city

• To arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.

Why were the British going to Concord?

• To find their store of munitions (weapons)

• To capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock

• To close down the city

• To attack the Patriots

True/False: The colonists and British soldiers wanted to battle.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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What was the secret code Paul Revere used?

• He hung lanterns in North Church.

• He lit small fires along his midnight ride.

• He knocked on doors using a secret code.

• He left coded messages along his ride.

How many lanterns did Paul Revere hang in North Church? (use number form, not word form)

Complete this sentence to show the secret lantern code Paul Revere used: One if by _____, two if by _____.

• sea, land

• Lexington, Concord

• Concord, Lexington

• land, sea

Who fired first during the Battle of Lexington?

• The Redcoat soldiers

• The colonists

• a spectator

• no one knows for sure

What were both sides told to do during the Battle of Lexington?

• attack

• retreat

• do not fire, unless fired upon

• surround and disarm

What was the effect of The Battle of Lexington?

• The colonists retreated

• The British army retreated

• 8 colonists were killed

• The American Revolution began