Vocabulary
A wedge shaped stone.
What is a keystone?
I was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
The First and Second Continental Congress were held in this city.
What is Philadelphia?
The Keystone State and Quaker State.
What are Pennsylvania's nicknames?
Money paid for services to the government.
What is a tax?
I was King of England for 60 years.
Who was King George III?
In 1775, this building was called the Pennsylvania State House.
What is Independence Hall?
The date the Declaration of Independence was approved by twelve of the thirteen colonies.
What is July 4, 1776?
When a group of leaders meet.
What is a congress?
I was a drillmaster from Germany who arrived at Valley Forge to train the army.
Who was Baron Friedrich von Steuben?
The city and state where the British troops camped and were attacked by the Continental army on Christmas night.
What is Trenton, New Jersey?
I wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense stating that it only made sense for the colonies to declare their independence from England.
Who is Thomas Paine?
Refusing to buy or use items.
What is boycott?
I carried water to the soldiers when the temperature rose to nearly 100 degrees.
Who was Molly Pitcher?
Washington's troops camped here during the winter of 1777-1778.
What is Valley Forge?
A picture of the signing of the Declaration of Independence can be found on this bill.
What is a two dollar bill?
local soldiers who fought in the American Revolution
What is a militia?
I was given the difficult task of writing the first draft or "sloppy copy" of the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The famous painting of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence can be seen in this building.
What is the United States Capitol Building?
Betsy Ross created this kind of star for the new flag for our country.
What is a 5 pointed star?