Word Study
Suffix s
More than one
To take something from someone
Seize
What is the difference between DOI and Constitution?
DOI is a list of grievances and reasons why colonists want to be free from British government, Constitution has laws and peoples rights
What were some downfalls for the British of the geography in Yorktown?
Fall red colored leaves made them stick out and marshy swamps
General for the French army
Marquis de Lafayette
A present participle
ing
King George III was known as a tyrant.
What is a tyrant?
Cruel and harsh ruler
Why were slaves not included in the DOI?
Because Thomas Jefferson knew the southern colonies would not agree to sign, political differences
The British army’s goal was to capture this when they came to Lexington
Seize ammunition
Known for drawing the famous political cartoon “Join or Die”
Ben Franklin
Not or opposite
Un
To go against the government
Treason
Who wrote the DOI?
Thomas Jefferson
The famous battle that ended the American Revolutionary War
Yorktown
Asked her husband to not forget the ladies when making plans for the new America
Abigail Adams
A suffix meaning past tense
ed
A list of grievances are listed in the DOI. What are grievances?
Problems
What does the DOI mention?
Formal break up letter from King George III
Reasons why the colonists do not want to be a part of British rule anymore
Battle known as “The shot heard around the world”
Lexington and Concord
The leader of the Continental Army
George Washington
To compare one or more things
er
The study of land
Geography
What are some of the issues colonists had with King George III?
Taxed heavily
This person convinced France to join the Revolutionary War
Ben Franklin
Known as the world’s greatest traitor
Benedict Arnold