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War Begins: The First Battles

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the date of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
a)
April 19th, 1775
b)
April 20th, 1772
c)
April 19th, 2020
d)
April 19th, 3030
2.
What are militia?
a)
People who are ready to fight in minutes
b)

regular people training for battle

c)
Soldiers coming from England
3.
Who jumped on the horse to warn the colonist that the British were coming?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
King George III
c)
John Adams
4.
April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it? 
a)
THe Boston Massacre
b)
The Battles at Lexington and Concord
c)
The election of George Washington as president
d)
The Boston Tea Party
5.
Samuel Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock all were_______ who supported the rebel cause. 
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Neutrals
d)
Republicans
6.
The battle of Lexington was the result of…
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
General Gage ordering troops to get colonial weapons
7.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
c)
Battle of Trenton
8.
What are colonist ready to fight within a minutes notice called?
a)
Fasties
b)
Nerds
c)
Minutemen
d)
Hungry Hippos
9.
How many troops did England send to Concord to destroy the weapons?
a)
Seven hundred troops
b)
Four thousand troops
c)
Five hundred troops 
10.
The Minutemen hid in the ______ an attacked the British Army.
a)
river
b)
ocean
c)
woods
11.
This patriot made a daring ride to warn colonists that British soldiers were approaching.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Phillis Wheatley
d)
Samuel Adams
12.

What was supposedly hidden by minutemen in a village outside of Bosotn?

a)

gunpowder and weapons

b)

food supplies

c)

cannons

d)

naval ships

13.

Who was the British General who sent the Redcoats to the village to check out the minutemen's supply?

a)

General Thomas Payne

b)

General John Parker

c)

General Thomas Gage

d)

General John Hancock

14.

Which town did the minutemen have a supply of gunpowder and weapons?

a)

Lexington

b)

Charleston

c)

Boston

d)

Concord

15.

What was the 'shot heard 'round the world?'

a)

British and French begin Revolutionary War

b)

British and minutemen begin American Civil War

c)

British and minutemen begin the Revolutionary War

d)

French and minutemen begin Revolutionary War

16.

How did the minutemen get back at the Redcoats when they were returning to Boston?

a)

Hiding and firing at the Redcoats

b)

Open fire in a field outside of Lexington

c)

Shooting from afar on top of Bunker Hill

d)

Stealing the Redcoats weapons

17.
Following the battles at Lexington and Concord, where did the Americans surround the British?
a)
New York City
b)
Boston
c)
Philadelphia
18.

Where was the Battle of Bunker Hill fought?

a)

Bunker Hill

b)

Breed's Hill

c)

Boston Hill

d)

Mount Vernon

19.

When did the Battle of Bunker Hill take place?

a)

June 16, 1775

b)

June 17, 1775

c)

June 18, 1775

20.

Why did the colonists back down from the British when they were winning the battle?

a)

The were scared they would lose

b)

George Washington told the colonists to back down.

c)

They were running out of ammunition

21.

Who won the Battle of Bunker Hill?

a)

The British

b)

The colonists

22.

What was the name of the colonial army during the Revolutionary War?

a)

Lobsterbacks

b)

Continental army

c)

King's army

d)

Continental Congress

23.

During the American Revolution, George Washington...

a)

was a loyalist

b)

participated in the Boston Tea Party

c)

was Commander in Chief of the Continental Army

d)

wrote the Declaration of Independence

24.

Who were Loyalists?

a)

People still loyal to America.

b)

People still loyal to the colonies.

c)

People still loyal to the King.

d)

People who no longer support the King.

25.

Who were Patriots?

a)

People still loyal to America.

b)

People who no longer supported Spain.

c)

People still loyal to the King.

d)

People who no longer supported the King.