Who?
These individuals rode through towns and shouted, "The redcoats are coming!" before being caught. Who were they?
William (Billy) Dawes and Paul Revere
Colonists had hidden supplies of guns and gunpowder stored in what town about 15 miles northwest of Boston?
Concord
Why did the colonists call themselves Minutemen?
They could be ready to fight on a minutes notice (ready quickly)
Finish this famous line from Patrick Henry: "Give me ___ or give me___!"
Liberty
Death
After the first clashes, Americans may not have realized it at the time, but what conflict had begun?
American Revolution
DAILY DOUBLE: After 2 Sons of Liberty were captured, this individual rode on to warn the citizens of Concord the British were coming. Who was he?
Dr. Samuel Prescott
The battles of Lexington and Concord took place in what year?
1775
Who ordered British troops to leave Boston in the dead of night to surprise the colonists at Lexington and Concord?
General Thomas Gage
The signal in the Old North Church held 2 lanterns. What body of water did the British cross?
Charles River
How many Minutemen were killed in the first skirmish on the Lexington green?
8
He was a leader in the Virginia assembly who gave a speech strongly advocating for independence. Who was he?
Patrick Henry
DAILY DOUBLE: What signal from the Old North Church was used to indicate how the British were coming?
1 lantern=land
2 lanterns=sea
How was the British troops march back to Boston described? Why?
A nightmare
Colonists fired on the British troops as they marched past
Patrick Henry asked whether life or peace was so sweet as to be purchased at the price of these 2 words: chains and _____. Fill in the blank.
Slavery
When the British returned to from Lexington and Concord, about what percentage of their troops had they lost?
Half (1/2)
This group were part-time soldiers made up of ordinary citizens prepared to fight. What did they call themselves?
Minutemen
This town had a village green where Minutemen faced British troops at dawn. Name the town.
Lexington
At the North Bridge in Concord, how many Minutemen gathered to face the British troops?
Nearly 400
The statue depicted in the reading represents a volunteer ready to defend America. The name given to this symbol was The ________. Fill in the blank
Minuteman
What Patriot led the Minutemen at Lexington?
Captain John Parker
Name the 2 Sons of Liberty that were hiding in Lexington and were targets for capture by General Gage.
John Hancock and Samuel Adams
After fighting had started, the British returned to this city, where they began their march. Name the city.
Boston
According to the reading, before the British troops got back to Boston the colonists/Minutemen killed how many British soldiers?
73
Name the poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson quoted in the reading whose first stanza begins "By the rude bridge that arched the flood..."
Concord Hymn
What order did the leader of the Minutemen at Lexington give his men?
No to fire unless fired upon