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Samuel's parents' names
What are Olin and Abigail?
The little girl who Samuel adopted after her parents were killed
Who is Anne Marie Pennysworth Clark?
The firearm issued to the British army which was a .75 caliber
What was the Brown Bess?
The writer of the Declaration of Independence
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
The Declaration of Independence was the result of this Continental Congress.
What is the Second Continental Congress?
"old man of the forest" who wore "scraps of old leather and rags" and was tall, thin, and didn't do well with crowds
Who was Isaac?
Annie's parents
Who were Caleb and Ma?
3 parts of the American Army
What were
The Continentals or regular army
The volunteer Militia (ex. Minutemen)
Rangers (ex. Morgan's Rifles)
The company which had a monopoly on tea in the colonies
What is the East India Company?
This act required the colonists to provide housing for British soldiers.
What is the Quartering Act?
French name for someone who provided meat and other things for the whole settlement
What is a "courier du bois"
The tinker who owned two dogs
Abner McDougal
The mercenaries from Germany
Who were the Hessians?
The colonists threw 300 boxes of tea into Boston Harbor
What is the Boston tea party?
The Declaration of Independence outlined two things.
What are beliefs and grievances?
Old Bobby
Who was the man who was teched and sat eating dirt after the settlement had been slaughtered?
The man who owned the boat and helped them escape
Who was Matthew?
The disease due to untreated wounds that smelled terrible and often required amputation
What is gangrene?
Britain passed the Intolerable Acts to __________ the colonies.
What is punish?
The date the Declaration of Independence was signed.
What is July 4, 1776?
The man who nursed Samuel after he was hit with the tomahawk
Who was Coop?
The owner of the pigeons who was a spy
Micah
The group of marksmen who were from near Boston and Coop and his friends were joining
Who were Morgan's Rifles?
This battle(s) began the Revolutionary War.
What is the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
The purpose of government was to secure these rights.
What is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?