Beginning of a New Country
Boston
Washington's Army
British are coming!
United States
100
What was the new land called before it was the United States.
America
100
Everday the people of Boston fought with who?
the British
100
Why was the winter so hard for many of the Patriot soldiers?
They had no shoes, hats or coats and little food and little shelter.
100
Who road his horse from town to town warning people; "The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
100
What did the 13 colonies turn into?
13 states
200
How many original colonies were there?
Thirteen 13
200
Who was the runaway slave that died in the Boston Massacre?
Crispus Attucks
200
How did the Patriot soldiers try to stay warm in the winter?
Built log huts.
200
Other town did what to warn people about the British?
Rang church bells.
200
American leaders wrote a plan for the country, what was the plan called?
Constitution
300
Who's rules did the colonies have to follow?
Great Britain
300
What did Paul Revere paint of picture of?
Boston Massacre and/or Crispus Attucks
300
Some days the soldiers only ate what?
Thin piece of bread.
300
Who was head of the new army?
George Washington
300
Who did Washington choose to make the United States flag?
Betsy Ross
400
What did the colonies have to pay to the King?
taxes
400
What was the Boston Tea Party?
dumped tea into ocean, dressed as Indians, boarded a ship, refused to pay taxes on the tea
400
What 'town' was the last big fight of the war in?
Yorktown
400
In Philadelphia, leaders wrote something that said America was free from the British. What was it called?
Declaration of Independence
400
What paper allows us to add or change laws in to Constitution?
Bill of Rights
500
What war led to freedom from the King's rules?
American Revolution
500
Why did Patriots dump the tea during the Boston Tea Party?
Taxes, refused to pay the taxes.
500
What city was the peace treaty signed in?
Paris
500
What is something that helped the Patriots defeat the British?
surprised them or sabotage, they hid behind bushes and trees.
500
What city did Betsy Ross live in?
Philadelphia
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