1. Where did the British soldiers try to march to in April 1775?
Answer
Lexington
Concord
Boston
New York
Question 2
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This text describes a sequence of events. What event happened right before Paul Revere got into a rowboat and rowed across the Charles River?
Answer
Paul Revere jumped onto a horse and set off down a road.
Paul Revere's friend hung two lanterns in the belfry of a church.
Paul Revere woke up all the sleeping colonists to warn them.
Hundreds of minutemen grabbed their guns and prepared to fight.
Question 3
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"Revere got into a rowboat and rowed across the Charles River—right past a British warship! Once he made it across, he jumped onto a horse and set off along the same road the soldiers would be taking. Paul Revere and other riders... rode through the night to awaken the sleeping colonists."
Based on this evidence, what conclusion can you draw about Paul Revere?
Answer
He felt that awakening the other colonists was important enough for him to put himself in danger.
He felt more loyalty toward the British soldiers than toward the other colonists.
He did not believe that the British soldiers would hurt anyone they met on the road to Concord.
Awakening the colonists did not take much effort from Paul Revere and the other riders.
Question 4
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What might have happened if Paul Revere had not warned the colonists that the British were coming?
Answer
The colonists might have succeeded in defeating the British soldiers.
The British may not have traveled to Concord.
The colonists may have tried to march from Concord to Boston.
The British might have succeeded in taking the colonists' weapons.
Question 5
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What is the main idea of this text?
Answer
The Revolutionary War began when minutemen in Concord grabbed their guns to fight British soldiers who were marching towards them.
While people believe that Paul Revere yelled "The British are coming!" he more likely quietly warned colonists in a different way.
When Paul Revere learned how British soldiers were planning to march on Concord, he warned the colonists in time for them to prepare.
Paul Revere depended on his friend hanging lanterns in a Boston church to warn the colonists how the British would be marching to Concord.