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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Sons of Liberty

Question 7 • SD-Early US History A

Why did the British march on Lexington and Concord?

Answer
A
to capture military leaders and the people who had dumped the tea in BostonHarbor
B
to stop the Continental Congress and find a hidden store of weapons
C
to capture rebel leaders and take away stores of ammunition
D
to help other soldiers under attack and remove colonial leaders from power

Explanation

British troops marched to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 to arrest rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock and seize colonial military supplies stored at Concord. Choice C, “to capture rebel leaders and take away stores of ammunition,” describes both aims. They were not marching to capture the people responsible for the Boston Tea Party or to stop the Continental Congress.

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