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