Question

1. what motivated the colonial resistance leading to the battles of lexington and concord?

a. alliance with france

b. desire to expand british rule

c. protection of their rights and freedoms

d. recruitment for the british army

Explanation:

• Option a: The alliance with France came later in the Revolutionary War, not at Lexington and Concord.
• Option b: The colonists were resisting British rule, not trying to expand it.
• Option c: The colonists were concerned about British attempts to restrict their rights (like the Intolerable Acts, and the British plan to seize weapons at Concord), so they resisted to protect their rights and freedoms.
• Option d: The colonists were not recruiting for the British army; they were opposing British military actions.

Answer:

c. Protection of their rights and freedoms