The Battle of Lexington

What did the colonists hope for before realizing the British government would not change?

• To avoid a war

• To gain independence

• To form a new government

• To ally with another country

Who were Paul Revere and William Dawes?

• British soldiers

• Colonial militia leaders

• Messengers warning about the British

• British government officials

What was stored in the town of Concord?

• Food supplies

• Cannonballs, gunpowder, and weapons

• British soldiers

• Colonial flags

What action did the British take in Concord?

• Captured the town

• Burned some stored weapons

• Negotiated with the colonists

• Built a fort

What was the unintended consequence of the British march to Concord?

• The start of a war for independence

• The capture of colonial leaders

• The destruction of Boston

• The signing of a peace treaty