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Q.1
One if by land, two if by sea. How many lanterns appeared in the Old North Church on the night of April 18, 1775?
One
Two
Three
None
Q.2
Who fired first at the Battle of Lexington?
The British
The Patriots
Someone else
No one knows for sure
Q.3
The British marched out of Boston to arrest which two patriots?
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Sam Adams and John Hancock
John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Franklin
Q.4
After the Battle of Concord, the British force marched to what town?
Saratoga, NY
New York, NY
Yorktown, Va
Boston, MA
Q.5
Who was the highest ranking patriot commander at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
Joseph Warren
Israel Putnam
George Washington
William Prescott
Q.6
During the Revolutionary War, artillery pieces were able to fire exploding shells.
True
False
Q.7
Why did the British Army leave Boston on March 17, 1776?
They ran out of supplies.
To avoid a smallpox epidemic.
The patriots aimed cannon at them.
They planned to attack Lexington.
Q.8
Where did the main British attack of 1776 take place?
New York, NY
Boston, MA
Trenton, NJ
Valley Forge, PA
Q.9
Where was the Second Continental Congress meeting when the Revolutionary War broke out?
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Philadelphia, PA
Q.10
Why did Boston patriots call British soldiers "lobsters" or "lobsterbacks"?
They ate lobster every Sunday
They wore red uniforms
Their barracks was on Lobster Island
They were frequently whipped until bloody
Jack Kelly's BAND OF GIANTS: "The best introduction to the Revolutionary War in a generation." http://bandofgiants.org/
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