Question 1

Match the battle to its location.

Question 2

stayed loyal to the King of England in the colonies

Accepted Answer

Loyalists

Answer

Redcoats

Answer

Patriots

Answer

Hessians

Question 3

the Patriot's nickname for the British soldiers

Accepted Answer

redcoats

Answer

patriots

Answer

loyalists

Answer

hessians

Question 4

wanted independence from England

Accepted Answer

patriots

Answer

hessians

Answer

redcoats

Answer

loyalists

Question 5

why were the patriots called minutemen?

Accepted Answer

they were ready at a minute's notice

Answer

the British gave them that name

Answer

all of the above

Answer

they were always a minute late

Question 6

What did Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott do in 1775?

Accepted Answer

warned Lexington and Concord of the British attack

Answer

signed the Declaration of Independence

Answer

started the Boston Tea Party

Answer

fought the Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 7

The caretaker hung how many lanterns in the Old North Church?

Accepted Answer

two

Answer

three

Answer

one

Question 8

who were the British trying to capture in Lexington?

Accepted Answer

John Hancock and Sam Adams

Answer

John Hancock and Paul Revere

Answer

George Washington and Ethan Allen

Answer

John  and Sam Adams

Question 9

the "shot heard 'round the world" took place during which battle?

Accepted Answer

Lexington and concord

Answer

bunker hill

Answer

fort ticonderoga

Answer

trenton and princeton

Question 10

When did the War of Independence start (or arrive)?

Accepted Answer

1775

Answer

1776

Answer

1878

Answer

1860

Question 11

who was chosen to lead the American troops?

Accepted Answer

George Washington

Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

King George III

Answer

John Hancock

Question 12

On what hill was the Battle of Bunker Hill actually fought?

Accepted Answer

breed's hill

Answer

charlestown hill

Answer

bob's hill

Answer

freedman's hill

Question 13

who technically won the battle of Bunker Hill, and who actually "won"?

Accepted Answer

the British; the Americans

Answer

the Loyalists; the Hessians

Answer

the Americans; the British

Answer

the French; the Native Americans

Question 14

who attacked and captured Fort Ticonderoga?

Accepted Answer

Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys

Answer

Benedict Arnold and the Minutemen

Answer

Lafayette and the French

Answer

General Burgoyne and the Hessians

Question 15

True or False: there were many casualties at Fort ticonderoga

Accepted Answer

false

Answer

true

Question 16

What river did George Washington and his troops cross to reach Trenton?

Accepted Answer

Delaware

Answer

Chesepeake

Answer

Champlain

Answer

Mississippi

Question 17

What did the 2 lanterns represent?

Accepted Answer

2 if by sea

Answer

3 if by tank

Answer

2 if by horse

Answer

1 if by land

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