Geography
People
Day's Events
Vocabulary
Final Jeopardy
100
Lexington and Concord were located in this colony.
What is Massachusetts?
100
T or F: A British soldier was responsible for "the shot heard round the world."
What is false. (There is no clear indication who shot the first shot).
100
This is the date of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
What is April 19, 1775.
100
This is another name for weapons and ammunition. (This word will later appear in the 2nd amendment of the U.S. Constitution.)
What are arms?
200
The British troops started their march to Lexington and Concord from this big city.
What is Boston? 
200
Even though he had help from Prescott and Dawes, this man is known for his ride to warn the colonists that the British troops were coming.
Who is Paul Revere?
200
The first shot between the colonial militia and British troops took place in this town.
What is Lexington? (The first shot did not take place at the North Bridge in Concord).
200
This is the name of a betrayal against your own country. It can be punishable by death.
What is treason?
300
T or F: The British troops arrived in Concord first.
What is false. (They arrived in Lexington before Concord).
300
Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote this poem for the 1837 dedication of a monument at the North Bridge.
What is Concord Hymn?
300
T or F: The colonial militias were storing more than just weapons and ammunition.
What is True: The militias were also storing large amounts of other supplies such as wooden spoons, flour, shovels, etc. The British troops searched Barret's farm, but Barret had moved the supplies to a secret location before the troops arrived.
300
This was the name of the younger militia men who were expected to be ready at a moments notice.
What is minutemen?
400
Fill in the blanks: One if by ______ and two if by _____.
What is land, sea.
400
You were expected to be a member of the colonial militia if you male and between these ages.
What is ages 16-60?
400
This side had more killed, wounded, or missing at the end of the battles. (British troops or Colonial militia)
What is British troops? (Around 300 British troops were killed, wounded or missing while around 93 colonial militiamen were killed, wounded or missing).
400
The regulars were another name for this group of people.
What is the British troops?
500
This is one reason the British troops did not move by land from Boston.
What is any one of these reasons:
1) the distance was much longer because they would have to march south first 2) the troops would have to travel over more rivers and hope the bridges were in good shape 3) the British had access to boats to move them across the harbor.
500
He was the military leader who led the British troops to Lexington and Concord.
Who is General Thomas Gage.
500
T or F: By the time the British troops retreated from Concord and marched back to Boston, they were outnumbered by colonial militiamen.
What is True: The British troops numbered approximately 700, while the militia grew to a size of over 1,000 men that came from the countryside.
500
In this passage from Longfellow's poem about Paul Revere, the word "steed" means this.
Now soft on the sand, now loud on the ledge,
Is heard the tramp of his steed as he rides.
What is horse? (and no, his horse did not fly).
500
This is one reason why the events of April 19, 1775 is considered the beginning of the American Revolution.
What is one of the following:
1) because of the bloodshed of that day on both sides 2) it was the first time colonial militias were ordered to fire on British soldiers 3) because the British troops were forced to retreat from the battles.