Fasttrack to America's Past
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 		Pages 62 & 63 - The Revolution Begins

The pictures

1.  A town crier ringing his bell and announcing news.  Newspapers and printed sheets called broadsides carried news from town to town.
 
2.  A scene from the battle at Lexington.  Eighteen Minutemen were killed or wounded by the British troops in an exchange of musket fire.
 
3.  George Washington, who was put in charge of the militia units camped around Boston in the spring of 1775.  They became the Army of the United Colonies, later called the Continental Army.
 
4.  Americans firing from their position on Breed's Hill.  Most of the fighting occurred there, although the event is known as the Battle of Bunker Hill.

5.  Thomas Paine, the author of Common Sense.  The booklet helped shift public opinion in the colonies toward independence.
 
6.  The State House in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was signed.  The tower on the building held the Liberty Bell.  The building is now called Independence Hall, and the bell has been moved down to ground level so visitors can see it.

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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