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& 55 - Heading for Independence The pictures 1. A scene of a fairly well-off Colonial era family at dinner. 2. King George III, the British ruler whose policies helped drive the colonists to open rebellion. 3. An example of the stamp that was required to be placed on most paper products in the colonies by the Stamp Act. 4. A symbol used by colonists who wanted to break away from British rule. The "liberty cap" at the bottom was given to Roman slaves when they were freed. The symbol is saying that liberty is in a struggle to the death with the power of kings and royalty. The vocabulary terms A glossary for the vocabulary terms can be found with the link near the top of this section's main index page. See the Getting Started pages at the front of the workbook for suggestions for students about highlighting, and making vocabulary index cards. |
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Copyright 2018 by David Burns. All rights reserved. Illustrations and reading selections appearing in this work are taken from sources in the public domain and from private collections used by permission. Sources include: the Dover Pictorial Archive, the Library of Congress, The National Archives, The Hart Publishing Co., Corel Corporation and its licensors, Nova Development Corporation and its licensors, and others. Maps were created or adapted by the author using reference maps from the United States Geological Survey and Cartesia Software. Please see the home page for this title for more information. |