Important People
I was the commander of the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
To create the plans for something.
Design
A long, wooden rifle used by a soldier.
What is a musket?
To make or produce something; to cause something new to exist.
Create
Involuntary or not done by one's own choice.
Forced
I wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who was Thomas Jefferson?
A trip.
Journey
A refusal to buy goods or services.
What is a boycott?
A way of doing or thinking about something.
Approach
Demanded or said something firmly
Insisted
The King of England during the Revolutionary War.
Who was King George III?
A long journey or trip, especially by sea.
Voyage
Goods that are moved from one place to another by ship, train, truck, wagon, or airplane.
Decided after a period of thought or observation.
Concluded
To move a home, people or animals from one place to another place.
Relocate
The famous patriot who said, “Give me liberty or give me death!”.
Who was Patrick Henry?
Inventor
A person who invents or creates a new product.
Flatboat
A cargo boat with a flat bottom for use in shallow water.
Interacting
Talking or doing things with other people.
Miserable
Causing extreme discomfort or unhappiness.
I warned the colonists that the British were coming.
Who was Paul Revere?
Steamboats
Boats that are powered by steam.
Erie Canal
A 363-mile-long, man-made waterway created during the early 1800s to join the Hudson River to Lake Erie in New York State.
Generations
All people who are about the same age and live during the same time.
Encountered
Unexpectedly met with or came upon something.