War Begins: The First Battles

What was the date of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

• April 19th, 1775
• April 20th, 1772
• April 19th, 2020
• April 19th, 3030

What are militia?

• People who are ready to fight in minutes
• regular people training for battle

• Soldiers coming from England

Who jumped on the horse to warn the colonist that the British were coming?

• Paul Revere
• King George III
• John Adams

April 19, 1775 is day that will be remembered for the event that signaled the beginning of the Revolutionary War. What event was it? 

• THe Boston Massacre
• The Battles at Lexington and Concord
• The election of George Washington as president
• The Boston Tea Party

Samuel Adams, John Adams, Paul Revere and John Hancock all were_______ who supported the rebel cause. 

• Patriots
• Loyalists
• Neutrals
• Republicans

The battle of Lexington was the result of…

• Boston Tea Party
• Boston Massacre
• General Gage ordering troops to get colonial weapons

The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?

• Battle of Bunker Hill
• Battle of Lexington and Concord
• Battle of Trenton

What are colonist ready to fight within a minutes notice called?

• Fasties
• Nerds
• Minutemen
• Hungry Hippos

How many troops did England send to Concord to destroy the weapons?

• Seven hundred troops
• Four thousand troops
• Five hundred troops 

The Minutemen hid in the ______ an attacked the British Army.

• river
• ocean
• woods