Question

The British sent troops to Lexington and Concord with the intent of __________________________.

• A. capturing noted rebel leaders and confiscating gunpowder and weapons
• B. attempting to capture Paul Revere before he could bring information from the Massachusetts Legislature to the first Continental Congress
• C. capturing a number of members of the Sons of Liberty who had been suspected of masterminding and carrying out the Boston Tea Party
• D. eliminating a band of Minutemen who had conducted a series of raids on British outposts and sniping attacks on British
• E. capturing George Washington and ending the rebellion before it could really even get started

Answer 1

The correct option is A capturing noted rebel leaders and confiscating gunpowder and weapons

The British sent troops to Lexington and Concord with the intent of capturing noted rebel leaders and confiscating gunpowder and weapons.