lesson (2) Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
war with france | Cost britain a lot of money, wanted colonists to pay for the war. |
british taxes | molasses, newspapers, and tea sugar, and stamp |
colonist reaction | getting angry, felt unfair, did not want to obey them. |
document | a piece of paper that has official information written on it. |
independence | polotical freedom from control by another country |
representative | people who are chosen to do something for someone else |
revolt | astrong and often violent action against the government. |
tax | money added to something you buy, or subtracted from a paycheck that goes to the government. |
treaty | an official written agreement. |
british goods | british tax good colonists boycott british good |
boston tea party | colonists dressed as native americans climb into british ships and dump tea |
british reaction | want to punishcolonists close bston harbor send troops |
idea of independence | some colonists think colonies should be free decide to ACT if british do not give more freedom |
april 19 1775 | british marched from boston to lexington and concornd to take the colonists weapon |
battles of lexington and concord | was the beginning of the war for independence colonists fought back |
thomas jefferson | wrote the declaration of independence, was the third president of united state. |
declaration of independence | thomas jeffreson wrote it. explaning why the colonists wanted to be independence. it was signed on july4, 1776 |
george washington | led the colonists in many battle. first presedent, people love him |
treaty of paris | britain and the colonies signed it in 1783. made the colonies one independence nation |
after independence | each colony become a state with its own government |
1787 meeting in philadelphia | state sent representatives wrote a new plan of government called it the united state constitution |
george washington | chosen as first presedent of united state he was much loved by people of the united state. led US to the victory. |
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