What was an immediate cause of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?

The British wanted to destroy colonist weapons in Concord

Colonial militia who needed to be ready at any minute

What was the Revolutionary War about?

American colonists were angry King George was taxing them

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1
This Patriot went on the "Midnight Ride"
William Howe
John Copley
George Washington
Paul Revere
2
What was an immediate cause of the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Taxation without representation
The British wanted to destroy colonist weapons in Concord
The Boston Massacre
Paul Revere telling the colonists the British were coming
3
Who was responsible for the Boston Tea Party
King George
George Washington
Indians
Rebels/Patriots
4
What are minute men?
Colonial militia who needed to be ready at any minute
Colonial spies who quickly warned the colonies
British soldiers who could shoot in under a minute
5
The Patriots won the war under the command of George Washington
False
True
6
The Loyalists were also known as
Colonists
Bluecoats
Redcoats
Patriots
7
What was the Revolutionary War about?
King George wanted the colonists to return to England
American colonists wanted more taxes
American colonists were angry King George was taxing them
King George wanted them to drink more tea
8
What was the Tea Act
colonists must make tea for England
it was a tax on tea
tea could only come by ship to the New England colonies
colonists in America were not allowed to drink tea
9
King George and George Washington AGREED on
moving everyone back to England
wanting to avoid war
fair taxing
10
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians to dump tea in the harbor to rebel against taxes
The Boston Tea Party
The Midnight Ride
The Boston Massacre
The Battle of Concord and Lexington
11
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Ben Franklin
Lord Cornwallis
John Paul Jones
Thomas Jefferson
12
When does America celebrate it's independence?
September 11
December 25
January 1
July 4
13
What country did the Hessians come from
England
Canada
Spain
Germany
14
What was Paul Revere's job
printer
barber
silversmith
baker
15
Where was the shot heard round the world?
Chicago, IL
Philadelphia, PA
Lexington, MA
Boston, MA
16
What country helped the colonists in their battles?
France
England
India
Canada
17
Americans taunted British soldiers with snowballs and a fight broke out resulting in 5 deaths
The Midnight Ride
The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Massacre
The Declaration of Independence
18
The Loyalists disagreed with King George
True
False

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