Comprehension 1
Comprehension 2
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
100
This is why the Fourth of July is a holiday.
What is it was the day the Declaration of Independence was signed.
100
This is the difference between a Loyalist and a Patriot.
What is Loyalists remained loyal to England and patriots wanted to fight for a new country to have freedom.
100
This is what the inflectional ending "ed" tells you.
What is the action happened in the past?
100
This is what a colony is.
What is a territory ruled by another country?
200
These are two reasons that people stayed loyal to England.
What is the belief that the king had the right to rule. They were afraid of British soldiers. They still had family in England and didn't want to put them in danger. They felt that a government run by rich patriots would be worse.
200
This is how Benjamin Franklin was different from his son, William
What is Ben Franklin was a well know patriot and William was a loyalist.
200
This is when you are discharged from the army.
What is dismissed from service.
200
This is a settler.
What is a person that makes their life in a new land.
300
This is why Deborah Sampson dressed in men's clothes and changed her name to Robert Shurleff.
What is Deborah Sampson wanted to serve in the fight for independence.
300
These are three names used for the war that freed the colonies.
What is the American Revolution, the War of Independence, and the Revolutionary War.
300
This is a pamphlet.
What is a kind of book?
300
This is the meaning of necessity.
What is something that is needed?
400
This is the type of business common in the middle colonies
What is farming?
400
This is a "Lobsterback".
What is the British soldiers?
400
If you were loyal to England you were this.
What is you supported England?
400
This is publish.
What is to print a newspaper, magazine, book, or other material and offer it for sale.
500
This is the cause of the Boston Tea Party.
What is there was a British tax on tea.
500
This is what happened after the Boston Massacre.
What is many people joined the Patriots?
500
This is the meaning of militia.
What is a group of citizens trained to fight?
500
This is to protest.
What is to object?