Why Did General Gage Plan a Surprise Attack on an Ammunition

question 21

Multiple Choice

Why did General Gage plan a surprise attack on an ammunition storage site in Concord?

• A) He believed that a small group in Concord was causing all colonial dissent.
• B) He knew that the storage site contained all firepower in the area.
• C) His intelligence revealed that the storage site would be unguarded.
• D) British leaders ordered him to arrest the American troublemakers.

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