American

Revolution

Midnight
Riders

The Path

Act it Out

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Question 1 - 10

What event took

place to protest the
Tea Act?

Answer 1 10

Boston Tea Party

Question 1 - 20

Which Act refueled

colonists anger
after the Stamp Act
was repealed?

Answer 1 20

Townshend Act

Question 1 - 30

What did Patriots do

to oppose the British
Governments taxes
on the 13 colonies?

Answer 1 30

Boycotts
(refuse to buy materials
that were taxed)

Question 1 - 40

Why did the Patriots

want independence
from the British?

Answer 1 40
The Acts the British were
putting on the colonists
No colonial representation in
the British government
Colonists wanted freedom to
make their own government

Question 1 - 50

Patriots were against

the British
government rule. Who
was for the British
government rule?

Answer 1 50

Loyalists

Question 2- 10

Where did Paul

Revere start his
journey?

Answer 2 10

Boston

Question 2 20

Why was the Old

North Church
important for the
Midnight Ride?

Answer 2 20

The lantern in the

church was used to
inform Paul Revere if
the British were
coming by land or sea

Question 2 - 30

Which river did Paul

Revere have to cross
by boat?

Answer 2 30

Charles River

Question 2 - 40

Where was Paul

Revere captured by
the British?

Answer 2 40

Between Lexington
and Concord

Question 2 - 50

Why was Paul

Revere told to go on
a Midnight Ride?

Answer 2 50

To alert Patriot
leaders: Samuel
Adams and John
Hancock

Question 3 - 10

How many miles did

Paul Revere travel
on horse for his
Midnight Ride?

Answer 3 10

About 20 miles
(half the distance of Sybil
Ludington)

Question 3 - 20

Which Midnight Rider

was 16 years old at
the time of the ride
and was thanked by
George Washington?

Answer 3 20

Sybil Ludington

Question 3 - 30

Which rider was

forced to walk back
to Lexington after
being thrown from a
horse?

Answer 3 30

William Dawes

Question 3 - 40

Who was the only

rider to reach
Concord?

Answer 3 40

Samuel Prescott

Question 3 - 50

Why is Paul Revere

more talked about
today than the other
Midnight Riders?

Answer 3 50

William Longfellows
poem
Paul Reveres letter
Paul Reveres artwork

Question 4 - 10

Which Midnight
Rider(s) saw Paul
Revere during their
ride?

Answer 4 10

Samuel Prescott and

William Dawes

Question 4 - 20

Which rider(s) was

captured by the
British before they
could reach their
destination?

Answer 4 20

Paul Revere

Question 4 - 30

Which rider took the

place of his or her
father?

Answer 4 30

Sybil Ludington

Question 4 - 40

What was the month

and year of the two
Midnight Rides?

Answer 4 40

April 1775 and April

1777

Question 4 - 50

How did the Midnight

Riders help the
Patriots in the
American
Revolutionary War?

Answer 4 50

The riders gave

Minutemen a warning
and time to arrange
their armies and
prepare for the British.