How Well Do You Know Salem's Revolutionary War History?

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In the spirit of Patriot's Day, test your knowledge of Salem's role in the early days of the American Revolution.

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1.

When the British sent troops to Salem on February 27, 1775 to seize cannons stored nearby, where did their ships land?
- A.
  
  The Old North River
- B.
  
  Marblehead
- C.
  
  Winter Island
- D.
  
  Collins Cove
2.

Leslie's Retreat involved which prominent British officer?
- A.
  
  General Leslie Nielson
- B.
  
  Colonel Alexander Leslie
- C.
  
  Lieutenant Samuel Leslie
- D.
  
  General Richard Leslie
3.

What exactly was Leslie's Retreat?
- A.
  
  A strategic action undertaken during a blistering cavalry charge
- B.
  
  A move that was forced after the British became pinned down by Patriot artillery on Highland Avenue
- C.
  
  A summer resting spot near the present-day Salem Willows for British officers
- D.
  
  A face-saving deal that allowed the British to briefly cross over the Salem drawbridge and then return to Boston.
4.

Who was the local minister who arranged the agreement that allowed the Leslie's Retreat incident to go forward without any shots fired?
- A.
  
  Thomas Bernard
- B.
  
  Increase Mather
- C.
  
  Samuel Parish
- D.
  
  William Brewster
5.

What was one of Salem's most noteworthy contributions to the Revolutionary War effort?
- A.
  
  As a hotbed of naval privateers
- B.
  
  The artillery training ground on Highland Avenue
- C.
  
  The center of Washington's spy network
- D.
  
  The Marine base on Winter Island
6.

Local Patriots met regularly at the site of what present-day Salem business?
- A.
  
  Red's Sandwich Shop
- B.
  
  Front Street Coffeehouse
- C.
  
  Steve's Market
- D.
  
  Bill and Bob's
7.

An African-American soldier who crossed the Delaware with Washington is also credited with fighting off a couple of robbers while carrying a large amount of money from Salem to Portsmouth. After the war he became a free man. Who was this man?
- A.
  
  Prince Whipple
- B.
  
  Amos Hutchins
- C.
  
  Crispus Attucks
- D.
  
  Henry Wilson
8.

Salem's Colonel Timothy Pickering was:
- A.
  
  Accused of war crimes against the British
- B.
  
  Thought to harbor some loyalist tendencies
- C.
  
  Vice President under James Monroe
- D.
  
  The builder of Pickering Wharf
9.

Away from Salem, Colonel Pickering is remembered by historians for:
- A.
  
  Killing a prominent loyalist in a duel
- B.
  
  Building the "Great Chain" that blocked British Naval access up the Hudson River
- C.
  
  Transporting the seized cannon from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston Harbor
- D.
  
  Securing a treaty of military cooperation with the M'ikmaq Indian Nation
10.

Later in life, Timothy Pickering:
- A.
  
  Supported the secession of New England from the U.S.
- B.
  
  Served in Congress, the U.S. Senate and Secretary of State as a Federalist politician
- C.
  
  Was a farmer at his home on Broad Street
- D.
  
  All of the above