Liberty Kids. 5. Midnight Ride

One of the secret groups of the Patriots

that disagreed with British rule over the colonies.

• The Minutemen

• The Redcoats

• The Hessians

• The Mohawks

Another of the secret groups of the Patriots that disagreed with British rule over the colonies.

• The Mohawks

• The Redcoats

• The Hessians

• The Sons of Liberty

On April 18, 1775, James and Sarah are hiding from British soldiers. They overhear the soldiers say they are headed to these two colonial towns.

(Choose 2 answers!!)

• New York

• Lexington

• Concord

• Charleston

One of the 2 men who rode by horseback through the dark,

for more than 20 miles,

to warn the colonists to be ready to defend themselves,

because "The British were coming"?

• William Dawes

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

One of the 2 men who rode by horseback through the dark,

for more than 20 miles,

to warn the colonists to be ready to defend themselves,

because "The British were coming"?

• Paul Revere

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

The young woman who rode by horseback through the dark,

for more than 20 miles,

to warn the colonists to be ready to defend themselves,

because "The British were coming"?

• Abigail Adams

• Sybil Ludington

• Phillis Wheatley

• Molly Pitcher

Since there were no phones or radios, the colonists had a different secret way to warn colonists that "The British are coming." They would hang ___ lantern(s) in the church window if the British were coming by land, and ___ lantern(s) in the window if the British were coming by sea.

• 2 lanterns if by land, 4 lanterns if by sea

• 1 lantern if by land, 3 lanterns if by sea

• 1 lantern if by land, 2 lanterns if by sea

If Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Sybil Ludington had NOT ridden through the night warning colonists in certain towns that "The British are coming,"

what likely would have happened?

• The towns would have been prepared anyway because they were already armed and waiting.

• The British would have destroyed the stash of weapons in the towns, and the colonists would have had

  no way to fight.

• The British were ready to negotiate independence for the colonies so it would have happened

  faster than it did,

  and without a big war.

Two things I learned from this video

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