Why did Paul Revere and William Dawes ride toward Lexington on the night of April 18, 1775? 1. to help replenish the stockpiles of cannonballs and gunpowder

2. to warn farmers and townspeople that the British were coming

3. to tell the townspeople to hand their supplies over to the British

4. to capture John Hancock and Sam Adams for the British

they remained in rural areas and worked at jobs such as lumbering or farming.

how did the pendleton civil service act weaken the spoils system after president garfield died?

the act forced federal employees to pass competitive exams.

the act said that federal employees could be fired for political reasons.

the act said that company contracts and kickbacks were illegal.

the act stopped the reform movement in its tracks.