Colonial Jobs
I forge hot iron and steel into lots of objects like nails, horse shoes, and plows.
Blacksmith
The three EARLY English settlements.
Roanoke, Jamestown, Plymouth
This person was the leader of the Continental Army.
George Washington
The Sons of Liberty dressed up as Native Americans and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor.
Boston Tea Party.
This was the winning side of the War.
Americans/Colonists
I make household items such as shoe buckles, spoons, and buttons from metal or silver.
Silversmith
The climate and geography of the New England colonies.
Climate-Short summers, harsh winters
Geography-Hard, rocky soil
This man had a midnight ride where he warned that,
"The British are coming!"
Paul Revere
The battle cry of the colonists, dissatisfied with the many taxes from Parliament.
"No taxation without representation!"
The first and last battles of the Revolutionary War.
First-Lexington and Concord
Last-Yorktown
I cut out, measure and sew fabric to make garments such as breeches, cloaks, and long coats.
Tailor
This refers to the trade route that occurred between the Americans, Europe, and Africa.
Triangle Trade
This man had a newspaper in Philadelphia and was put on trial in Britain where he claimed, "I am not British, I am American!"
Benjamin Franklin
This document was written by the 2nd Continental Congress in a last effort to stop the fighting between the colonists and Britain.
Olive Branch Petition
This document officially ended the war between Britain and America.
Treaty of Paris
I use leather to make shoes to protect the colonists' feet.
Cobbler
These are the base of the economy for each region.
New England-Whaling, fishing, shipbuilding, lumber
Middle-Iron, wheat,grains (breadbasket)
South-Cash crops- tobacco, indigo, cotton, rice
This man claimed, "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!"
Patrick Henry
Name two of the "Intolerable Acts," also known as the "Coercive Acts."
Closed Boston Harbor
Limited town meetings
British Officers tried in Britain, not colonies.
Quartering- housing and feeding soldiers.
France
I use strips of wood and large metal rings to make barrels for the colonists to store items.
Cooper
This is the song about the 13 colonies.
Student sings :)
These two men were leaders of the Sons of Liberty and were the reason the British came to Lexington and Concord.
Sam Adams, John Hancock
This war in the colonies was expensive, and King George wanted the colonists to pay for it with taxes.
The French and Indian War OR Seven Years War.
These are the three branches as outlined in the Constitution and their duties.
Legislative- writes the laws
Judicial- judges the laws
Executive- enforces the laws