THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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She could run into armed British supporters.
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The woods could be dangerous at night.
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British soldiers could be on their way to burn her village.
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British troops could be marching toward Concord to destroy military supplies.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of these was not a worry to Sybil on the night of her ride? She could run into armed British supporters.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the evening of April 18 General Thomas Gage, the British royal governor of Massachusetts, organized 700 British troops for a march to Concord. The troops were ordered to destroy the colonists’ military supplies, or ammunition, in Concord.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British marched into Lexington and Concord intending to suppress the possibility of rebellion by seizing weapons from the colonists. Instead, their actions sparked the first battle of the Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sybil knew that Fredericksburg could be the enemy’s next target. If the British made it there, they might burn the village, or capture or kill her father. His militia had to be summoned to fight back-and fast.