Question

Where did colonial troops capture cannons and then drag them to Boston?

1) Lexington
2) Concord
3) Bunker Hill
4) Dorchester Heights

Answer 1

The cannons were captured at Fort Ticonderoga in New York and then dragged to Dorchester Heights, giving the colonial troops a strategic advantage leading to the British evacuation of Boston.

Step-by-step explanation:

The cannons that were captured and later used to fortify the high ground around Boston were from Fort Ticonderoga in New York. In May 1775, rebels led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold captured Fort Ticonderoga, and afterward, the cannons from this fort were transported across the territories and positioned on Dorchester Heights. The presence of the cannons on the hills overlooking both British positions and Boston Harbor was a strategic move by the colonial forces. The British, realizing they could not effectively return fire because they could not elevate their cannons, recognized their position as untenable. This eventually led to the British evacuation of Boston on March 17, 1776, ending the nearly year-long siege of the city.