If you lived during Colonial Times
This is what happened to Colonial women if they spoke poorly about or talked back to their husbands.
What is they would get dunked in the water?
This was Molly Pitcher's real name.
What is Mary Hays?
This is the colony where Betsy Dowdy lived.
What is North Carolina?
This is the name of Samuel's establishment.
What is the Queen's Head Tavern?
Name one reason the Revolutionary War started.
What is ...
-freedom to practice own religion
-harsh laws
-harsh taxes
-Stamp act, sugar act, tea act
-King George III was mean and unfair
In childhood education from the mid-16th century to the late 19th century, a _________ was a primer for children consisting of a sheet containing the letters of the alphabet, mounted on wood, bone, leather, or stone and protected by a thin sheet of transparent horn or mica.
What is a hornbook?
Once, a cannon ball came so close to Molly that it actually went between her legs, ripping her ________________ , something women wore under their skirts in Colonial times.
What is a petticoat?
This was the name of Betsy's horse.
What is Bess?
Phoebe went to live here as a spy for George Washington's safety.
What is the Mortier House?
He was the leader of the Patriots and he was the leader of the Redcoats.
Who are George Washington and King George III?
Colonial people did not drink water for this reason.
What is they were afraid it was contaminated and it would make them sick?
This is how she got the name "Molly Pitcher."
What is she brought pitchers of water for the Patriots fighting on a hot day?
Molly had to tell General Skinner this important message.
What is the Redcoats are coming to take away all of our land and belongings?
This man was the antagonist or bad guy in Phoebe the Spy.
Who is Thomas Hickey?
This famous painting shows George Washington in a boat about to defeat the Redcoats.
What is "Washington Crossing the Delaware?"
Name one of the punishments given to school children if they misbehaved.
What is ...
-dunce cap
-whipped by a birch branch
-whispering sticks
-not allowed to write with left hand
-seated away from the fire and froze
Molly Pitcher helped out during this specific battle of the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battle of Monmouth?
Betsy was called a "pepper pot," which means...
What is feisty, bold and not scared to take on danger?
This is why the Queen's Head or Fraunces Tavern was so important in the history of New York and the Revolutionary War.
What is the tavern served as a place for Patriots, like George Washington, to meet and discuss war plans and secrets?
Name 2 significant battles of the Revolutionary War.
What is ...
-Fort Ticonderoga
-Saratoga
-Bunker Hill
-Long Island/Brooklyn
-Monmouth
This person ground corn and wheat into flour and cornmeal.
What is a miller?
Why did Molly have to take her husband's place during the battle?
What is he was injured and collapsed during the battle?
In the text Betsy Dowdy, we came across the word "militia." Explain the meaning of this word.
What is a group of soldiers or an army?
Explain what happened to the chickens living at the Mortier House.
What is they died because Phoebe threw the poison intended for George Washington out of the window?
This group of Patriots had the idea for the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?