Rural farmers, Craftsmen who lived in towns and cities

What was Robert Newman to do?

Climb into the Old North Church steeple and watch for British soldiers, Send signals regarding the British's movement

What did he do as a result of this in April 1775?

He arrested the two leaders, He decided to seize the supplies

How did minutemen get their name?

Because they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice

What did Thomas Gage, the new govenor, hear about weapons and colonial leaders?

That a stockpile of weapons was stored in Concord, That Samuel Adams and John Hancock were meeting in Lexington

What signal did Newman use if the British advanced across land?

Display one lantern from the steeple

What did Revere and Patriot William Dawes do when they saw two lights shine?

They set off on horseback, Sounded the alert using 2 different routes out of Boston

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1
What signal did Newman use if the British advanced across the Charles River?
Display no lanterns
Display 3 lanterns
Display 1 blinking lantern
Display 2 lanterns
2
Who were minutemen?
Bakers and local business runners
Rural farmers
Their only job was being a member of the army
Craftsmen who lived in towns and cities
3
What was Robert Newman to do?
Convey secret messages to colonists about their future rebellion
Send secret codes to colonists on what they had planned for the revolution
Climb into the Old North Church steeple and watch for British soldiers
Send signals regarding the British's movement
4
What did he do as a result of this in April 1775?
He arrested the two leaders
He destoryed all the weapons so the colonists could no longer use them
He decided to seize the supplies
Samuel Adams and John Hancock were fined
5
What is another name for the local militia?
Patriot force
Minutemen
British militia
Continental army
6
How did minutemen get their name?
Because they could locate the British in as quick as a minute
Because they were ready to fight at a minute’s notice
Because they could come up with skillful plans in less than a minute
Because they could send signals to the others faster than a minute
7
What did Thomas Gage, the new govenor, hear about weapons and colonial leaders?
Heard that colonial leaders Samuel Adams and James Otis were meeting up
Heard that the weapons were being used to frighten tax collectors
That a stockpile of weapons was stored in Concord
That Samuel Adams and John Hancock were meeting in Lexington
8
What signal did Newman use if the British advanced across land?
Jump up and down from the steeple
Display 1 blinking lanter and 1 bright lantern from the steeple
Display one lantern from the steeple
Display 2 lanterns from the steeple
9
Who did Paul Revere call for when he heard about the British's plan to prepare for action?
Robert Newman
Charles River
Robert Freuman
Patriot William Dawes
10
What did Revere and Patriot William Dawes do when they saw two lights shine?
They set off on horseback
They clarified with Robert Newman that the signals were not a mistake
They set off on ships since 2 lanterns meant the British went by river
Sounded the alert using 2 different routes out of Boston

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