Trouble is Brewing
What is the Boston Massacre?
This is the general who commanded the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
Although it was primarily fought at Breed's Hill, this battle is named after another nearby location where colonial soldiers were told "Don't shoot until you can see the whites of their eyes."
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill?
This is the name of Ellen's fiercest rival in the town where she lives.
Who is Dicey?
This tax required a special sticker to be placed on official documents, including newspapers and legal documents.
What is the Stamp Act?
How did General Washington know the strategy and tactics of the British?
He fought for the British in the French and Indian War.
These two cities are where battles took place that signaled the start of the American Revolution. The first shot fired was called, "The shot heard 'round the world."
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
Ellen must get the loaf of bread to this person.
Who is Mr. Shannon?
Colonists who were involved in the Boston Tea Party wore this disguise while they dumped tea into the harbor.
What is a Mohawk Indian?
These soldiers were Germans hired by the British for their brutal fighting skills.
Who were the Hessians?
Why did the British march to Lexington and Concord?
They planned to take away the colonists' stock of weapons.
Ellen is proud of herself for handling this item when her grandfather injures his ankle.
What are leeches?
Other than the taxes, what law did the British pass at the end of the French and Indian War that angered colonists?
They told colonists they could not settle the land west of the Appalachian Mountains.
This group of colonists led protests, organized the Boston Tea Party, and even captured British soldiers.
Who were the Sons of Liberty?
In this battle, Washington's army surrounded and surprised the Hessians.
What is the Battle of Trenton?
This is the physical trait Ellen is most insecure about.
What is her red hair?
This event helped set the stage for the Revolution by uniting the colonies with the attitude that no one in a position of power should tell them how to live.
What is the First Great Awakening?
This prominent person was sent to France to help secure their help in the war.
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
In this battle, George Washington defeated General Cornwallis by having some soldiers act loud as if they were all in camp while others surrounded and surprised the British troops.
What is the Battle of Princeton?
This familiar habit almost gives away Ellen's disguise when she speaks with a stranger.
What is a curtsey?