Question

After Bunker Hill, how did the British government view the colonial leaders?

They were traitors and would be hung if caught by the British.
They were still loyal British citizens.
A peace needed to be negotiated with the colonies.

Answer 1

They were traitors and would be hung if caught by the British.

Answer 2

The correct answer is A) They were traitors and would be hung if caught by the British.

After Bunker Hill, the British government viewed the colonial leaders as traitors and would be hung if caught by the British.

The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775. The British troops defeated the incipient American Army at the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Breed's Hill and the Charleston Peninsula were under the control of the British. It was not an easy victory for the British. After Bunker Hill, the British government viewed the colonial leaders as traitors and would be hung if caught by the British.