Answer:
Option(C)
The large number of Militia men who responded to rumors concerning the British action worried general gage
Explanation:
Powder alarm was a considerably prominent reaction to the orders of General Gage, royal governor to the British soldiers to remove the gunpowder from the magazine. This action of Thomas Gage has mostly affected the militia men.
Responding to this action, Thousands of militiamen started streaming towards Cambridge and Boston, and mob's action eventually forced loyalists and other officials of government to flee to British Army protection.