- 1. When did the battles of Lexington and Concord take place?
A) May 10, 1781
B) July 4, 1776
C) April 19, 1775
D) January 1, 1750
- 2. Who warned the colonial militia of the approaching British troops?
A) Paul Revere
B) John Hancock
C) Benedict Arnold
D) Samuel Adams
- 3. Who said, 'The shot heard round the world' was fired during the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Ralph Waldo Emerson
- 4. Which colonial militia became known as the 'Minutemen'?
A) Virginia Militia
B) New York Militia
C) Massachusetts Militia
D) Pennsylvania Militia
- 5. What was another term used to describe the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) The Boston Tea Party
B) The French Revolution
C) The Midnight Ride
D) The Shot Heard 'Round the World
- 6. Which British general was wounded during the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) John Burgoyne
B) Thomas Gage
C) Charles Cornwallis
D) Hugh Percy
- 7. Who fired the 'shot heard 'round the world'?
A) Samuel Adams
B) John Hancock
C) Unknown
D) Paul Revere
- 8. Where did the American Revolution officially begin?
A) Boston
B) Lexington and Concord
C) Philadelphia
D) New York
- 9. What nickname was given to the group of colonial militia who were ready to fight at a moment's notice?
A) Tories
B) Loyalists
C) Redcoats
D) Minutemen
- 10. Which country provided indirect support to the American Revolutionaries following the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) Russia
B) France
C) Germany
D) Scotland
- 11. Who wrote the famous poem 'Paul Revere's Ride' that immortalized the actions of Paul Revere?
A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
B) Nathaniel Hawthorne
C) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
D) Edgar Allan Poe
- 12. Which American colonist was killed in the fighting at Lexington?
A) Paul Revere
B) Samuel Adams
C) John Hancock
D) Jonas Parker
- 13. How many lanterns were hung in the Old North Church to signal the route of the British troops?
A) One
B) Two
C) Four
D) Three
- 14. Who was the commander of the colonial militia at Lexington and Concord?
A) Samuel Adams
B) John Hancock
C) John Parker
D) Paul Revere
- 15. Which famous silversmith joined Paul Revere on his midnight ride to warn the colonists?
A) Benedict Arnold
B) William Dawes
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Paine
- 16. Who commanded the American troops during the Battle of Bunker Hill that followed the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) William Prescott
B) George Washington
C) John Adams
D) Benjamin Franklin
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