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Revolution and the New Nation — Test

Question 17 • US History

What happened at the Siege of Boston in 1775?

Answer
A
The colonists tried to take the city back from the British.
B
The British closed the port of Boston.
C
The Continental army fought on the side of the British.
D
The British tried to capture two important hills.

Explanation

After the battles of Lexington and Concord, colonial forces surrounded Boston, where British troops were stationed, and tried to drive them out and regain control of the city. The British closing Boston’s port was a separate punishment imposed earlier, and the colonists—not the Continental Army on Britain’s side—opposed the British. The British fought to hold the city and attacked the hills at Bunker Hill, rather than trying to capture them as the main event of the siege.

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