VOCAB
Settlements
Places where people move to live
Struggled
Having difficulty and worked hard to accomplish something
A copper bell that was rung to call people to meetings in the town square. Over the years, the bell began to crack.
Liberty Bell
One of the Founding Fathers who wrote the Declaration of Independence and was the third president
Thomas Jefferson
When the colonists dumped tea boxes into the Boston Harbor
Boston Tea Party
Goods
Things that can be traded, bought, or sold
Confident
Sure or certain about something
Has 50 stars and 13 stripes. Is red, white, and blue
American Flag
Designed the original United States' flag using 13 Stars and Stripes
Betsy Ross
When America became independent on July 4, 1776
Declaration of Independence
Volunteers
People who do something without being paid or told to do something
President
In charge of a meeting or a country
A large bird found in North America
Bald Eagle
Was one of the Founding Fathers who was Commander in Chief of the Revolutionary war and the first president of the United States.
George Washington
A shot that started the Revolutionary War
The Shot Heard Around the World
Independent
Not controlled by others
Symbol
An image used to represent something else
A large statue in New York City that is green
Statue of Liberty
Was a Founding Father who was an inventor and writer
Benjamin Franklin
A war that happened between the colonists and the British
Revolutionary War
Alternating
Following one after another
Equally
Treating something exactly the same as another
A large house the president lives in. It's located in Washington D.C.
The White House
Colonists who didn't want to follow the King's rules and make their own laws
Patriots
Was a written document to establish a better government in the U.S.
Constitution