Lexington & Concord

1. British forces in Boston learned of a stash of weapons and ammunition stored 18 miles away in the village of ____________________________________ .

• LEXINGTON

• CONCORD

2. Thomas Gage issued orders to __________________ the supplies or weapons and destroy them.

• SEIZE

• RETURN

3. Paul Revere supervised a network of _______________________ around Boston.

• SPIES

• NON-AGENTS

4. If the British left Boston by boat, two lanterns were to be ___________________________ the window of the Old North Church.

• PLACED IN

• REMOVED FROM

5. _________________________ set out on a nighttime ride, alarming fellow colonists that, “The Regulars are out! The Regulars are out!”

• BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

• PAUL REVERE

6. Colonial militia began gathering on the ______________________________ near Lexington, intending to block the road to Concord.

• VILLAGE GREEN

• OLD TOWNE ROAD

7. The first shot fired at _____________________ became known as the “Shot Heard Round the World.”

• CONCORD

• LEXINGTON

8. Near Concord, American forces once again battled the British on the _______ Bridge.

• SOUTH

• NORTH

9. The British faced a _________________ retreat from Concord back to Boston.

• 17 MILES

• 100 MILES

10. The Battle of Concord resulted in ______________ British soldiers being killed and 174 wounded.

• 99

• 150