- 1. When did the battles of Lexington and Concord take place?
A) April 19, 1775
B) January 1, 1750
C) July 4, 1776
D) May 10, 1781
- 2. Who warned the colonial militia of the approaching British troops?
A) Samuel Adams
B) Benedict Arnold
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) John Adams
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Ralph Waldo Emerson
D) Thomas Jefferson
- 4. Which colonial militia became known as the 'Minutemen'?
A) New York Militia
B) Virginia Militia
C) Pennsylvania Militia
D) Massachusetts Militia
- 5. What was another term used to describe the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) The French Revolution
B) The Boston Tea Party
C) The Shot Heard 'Round the World
D) The Midnight Ride
- 6. Which British general was wounded during the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) Charles Cornwallis
B) Thomas Gage
C) Hugh Percy
D) John Burgoyne
- 7. Who fired the 'shot heard 'round the world'?
A) John Hancock
B) Paul Revere
C) Unknown
D) Samuel Adams
- 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) Redcoats
C) Minutemen
D) Loyalists
- 10. Which country provided indirect support to the American Revolutionaries following the battles of Lexington and Concord?
A) Germany
B) France
C) Scotland
D) Russia
- 11. Who wrote the famous poem 'Paul Revere's Ride' that immortalized the actions of Paul Revere?
A) Ralph Waldo Emerson
B) Edgar Allan Poe
C) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
D) Nathaniel Hawthorne
- 12. Which American colonist was killed in the fighting at Lexington?
A) John Hancock
B) Samuel Adams
C) Paul Revere
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) Three
C) Four
D) Two
- 14. Who was the commander of the colonial militia at Lexington and Concord?
A) John Parker
B) John Hancock
C) Samuel Adams
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) George Washington
B) William Prescott
C) John Adams
D) Benjamin Franklin
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