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the dumping of 342 British tea crates into the Boston Harbor (Uh oh, those NAUGHTY colonists!) |
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the killing of five Boston colonists on a cold winter night - (they WERE teasing British Redcoats!)
This event is known as _______ __________ |
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a PATRIOTIC midnight messenger who warned the Boston Countryside "The British are Coming!" "The British are Coming!" |
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a person who is LOYAL to King George and England |
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a person who wants to break away from England - wants FREEDOM and INDEPENDENCE |
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the colonists HATED these taxes and thought they were unfair
(Name 3) |
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Sugar Act
Stamp Act
Tea Act
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the "MOTTO" that the colonists shouted out to express how angry they felt over the taxes |
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"NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!" |
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the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army (American side)
the "top dog"
the "big cheese"
the "head honcho"
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GENERAL George Washington
(don't say President yet...what's a President?)
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the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" took place in a small village outside of Boston
Can you name this location? |
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Lexington, MA
(then they fought at Concord a few hours later) |
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Which law making group in England
angered the colonists? |
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the leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty |
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a secret group of patriots who often broke the laws to fight England and the Redcoats |
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volunteer men (often farmers) who had to be ready to fight at a "minute's" notice
(Hmmmmm??) |
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Patriot who helped the Revolution by WRITING. He fought with his PEN, not with his musket.
"These are the times that try men's souls"
He wrote a book called "Common Sense." |
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British Soldiers in the King's army |
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Patriots were also known as _________
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his fiery speech ended with the words "Give me Liberty or Give me DEATH!" |
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this document was signed by 56 men in Philadelphia that gave the 13 colonies its INDEPENDENCE! |
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Declaration of Independence |
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this was the historic date that the Declaration of Independence was signed |
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July 4th, 1776
(get your fireworks!)
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after the Declaration of Independence was signed, he said, "We must all hang together or else we'll all hang separately." |
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