The colonial soldiers known as 'Minutemen' earned their name because they...

were the youngest soldiers in the militia.

could be ready to fight at a moment's notice.

were paid for each minute they served in battle.

fought in short, quick engagements.

The initial exchange of gunfire at Lexington is famously called the 'shot heard 'round the world' because it...

was reported in newspapers across Europe the next day.

was an exceptionally loud musket shot.

marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

caused the British soldiers to retreat immediately.

They signed a final peace treaty with King George III.

They decided to officially form the Continental Army.

They ordered a boycott of all British goods except tea.

They agreed to pay for the tea from the Boston Tea Party.

To surrender their weapons to the British army.

To block the British troops from reaching Concord.

To sign a petition protesting the Intolerable Acts.

To conduct a planned military drill for new recruits.