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1. "The shot heard round the world" here refers to the first battle of the American Revolutionary War. Although the exact location of the initial shots is in dispute, one of the contenders is this Massachusetts city. Can you name it?
2. Bostonian Paul Revere was dispatched by horse to alert the Colonial militia that the British regular forces were preparing for battle. What phrase is often attributed to him as he rode through the streets of Middlesex County, even though he most likely never said it?
3. "And on to _______ marched the foe,
To seize the arsenal there you know,
Waking folks, searching all around."
What other Massachusetts city served as another location for one of the earliest battles in the American Revolution?
4. The American colonists used slang to identify the British forces. Two centuries later, the color they used would have referred to communists. What did the early Americans call the British troops?
5. A select few American regiments were specially trained for very rapid deployment. What were they called?
6. The Battle of Bunker Hill, part of the siege of Boston, was bloody on both sides. The Americans in particular were running very low on ammunition. It's said that one of the generals gave a specific order that has since become famous. Can you name it?
7. Britain hired out soldiers from one of the German states. About 18,000 arrived on Staten Island, New York in August, 1776 to put down the rebel forces. Do you know the name of these German soldiers?
8. As winter set upon the Continental Army, General Washington needed to find a place for his hungry, weary troops to regroup. They were low on everything, including warm clothing, and some men wrapped up their feet in rags to stave off frostbite. Can you name this encampment, about 20 miles from Philadelphia, where they buckled down for the winter?
9. After the brutal winter, in February, 1776 a European country which had already sent supplies to the Colonists signed the Treaty of Alliance promising to help the American rebels any way they could. Can you name this country, who later gifted the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.?
10. On October 19, 1781, the combined forces fighting for the Americans were too much for British General Cornwallis, who surrendered in the siege of a particular town in Virginia. Can you name the town, which was, ironically, named after a shire in Northern England?
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