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WorksheetsThe Battles of Lexington & Concord
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 9mins
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Class
Date
1.
Why were the colonial soldiers called Minutemen?
a)
Because they needed to be ready at a moments notice.
b)
Because it only took a minute for them to defeat their enemy.
2.
Why was General Thomas Gage sending troops to Lexington?
a)
To collect taxes.
b)
To arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
c)
To fight the colonists
3.
Why were British troops going to Concord?
a)
To recover tea stolen during the Boston Tea Party.
b)
To fight the colonists.
c)
To collect all of the colonists’ weapons and ammunition.
4.
What did it mean that there were two lamps in the church tower?
a)
That the British were coming by ship.
b)
That the British were coming by land.
c)
That the British were coming by horse.
d)
That the British were coming by foot.
5.
Who were the three men in charge of warning the colonists on the way to Lexington and Concord?
a)
Paul Revere, William Dawes, Dr. Samuel Prescott
b)
Paul Revere, William Dawes, George Washington
c)
Paul Revere, General Justin Bieber and Dr. Tom Scott
6.
What bad luck did Paul Revere have after leaving Lexington?
a)
A Redcoat shot at him.
b)
A British Patrol spotted him and took away his horse.
7.
Why was the first shot fired on the Lexington Green called “The shot heard ‘round the world?”
a)
Because everyone in the world heard it.
b)
Because it started World War I
c)
Because that first shot started the American Revolution and showed the world that the colonists were serious about fighting for their freedom.
8.
What happened when the British got to Concord?
a)
They started shooting colonists.
b)
They started searching homes and barns and then started burning buildings.
c)
They ate dinner.
9.
Why did the colonists win the Battle of Concord?
a)
They had better equipment.
b)
They had more soldiers.
c)
Because more militias joined them and they shot at the British soldiers as they marched back to Boston, hiding behind trees and rock walls.
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