Lexington and Concord Video Questions

When did the American Revolutionary War begin?

• April 19, 1775

• April 18, 1775

• April 20, 1775

• April 21, 1775

Where did the first battle of the American Revolutionary War take place?

• Lexington, Massachusetts

• Concord, Massachusetts

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Salem, Massachusetts

Who sent Paul Revere and William Dawes to alert the people in Concord?

• Joseph Warren

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

• Samuel Prescott

• William Dawes

What was the secret symbol used to alert the patriots in Boston?

• Two lanterns in the steeple of Boston's Old North Church

• A flag raised on Bunker Hill

• A gunshot fired in the air

• A message sent through carrier pigeons

How many British troops marched into Lexington on April 19, 1775?

• 700

• 500

• 900

• 600

How many colonial militiamen stood their ground against the British troops in Lexington?

• 77

• 88

• 66

• 99

Where did the British troops retreat to after the battle in Concord?

• Boston

• Salem

• Plymouth

• Cambridge