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At War With the Homeland
Vocabulary
The Continental Army
The Decision For Independence
Fun Facts
100
Soldiers had learned to fight the way Native Americans did which was like what?
Irregular lines and from hiding places.
100
Cartoons that express opinions about politics or about government.
What is political cartoons?
100
During the Battle of Bunker Hill, colonists were ordered to "not fire until _________________"?
What is Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes?
100
He attacked King George III as a bully and questioned the idea of one person having all the authority to rule.
Who is Thomas Paine?
100
Benjamin Franklin drew a cartoon of a snake that had been cut into pieces. Below the cartoon he attached this saying:
What is Join or Die?
200
The Patriots sent the King __________________ to ask him to repeal unfair laws.
What is The Olive Branch Petition?
200
A complaint
What is a grievance?
200
This battle took place on June 17, 1775 in Boston was one of the fiercest battles of the whole war.
What is The Battle of Bunker Hill?
200
In the second part of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson listed what?
The colonists' main ideas about government
200
This __________________ has stood for peace since ancient times.
What is an olive branch?
300
Congress chose this person of Virginia to lead the Continental Army.
Who is George Washington?
300
A sudden complete change of government
What is a revolution?
300
Continental soldiers wore no uniforms -they only wore this.
What are ordinary clothes?
300
In January 1776 Thomas Paine published a pamphlet he called ___________.
What is Common Sense?
300
On this date the Second Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independence.
What is July 4, 1776?
400
This person can be quoted as saying "The distinctions between Virginians, Pennsylvanians, New Yorkers are no more. I am not a Virginian but an American."
Who is Patrick Henry?
400
A hired soldier.
What is a mercernary?
400
Many soldiers had no guns at all. Instead, they carried these. (2 parts)
What are spears and axes?
400
This person was a leader of the Patriots in Virginia. He was a lawyer, had studied government, and had written about colonial problems with British rule.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
400
This city calls itself "The Most Historic City in America" and with good reason.
What is Philadelphia?
500
How was the British army different from the army trained by General Washington?
It was a large army of professional soldiers with the best training, most experienced officers, and newest weapons.
500
Freedom to govern on one's own.
What is independence?
500
What was the Continental army like when Washington took charge?
The soldiers had no uniforms and many did not have guns. They had never fought as an army and had little training.
500
In 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote words that are the most famous in American history. What were they?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness"
500
Known by some as the "First Lady of the Revolution." She was a friend of many leaders in the pro-revolutionary movement. She and her brother James read the writings of great political thinkers and discussed the issues of liberty and natural rights.
Who is Mercy Otis Warren?