ABC BOOK

A IS FOR JOHN ADAMS

• John Adams was the key leader of the Continental congress, during the Revolution.
• John also served in Europe as a Ambassador.
• John was the second president of the United States.

B IS FOR BOSTON MASSACRE

• Tension was brewing between Boston and the British soldiers. It first started in 1768 when the British arrived.
• Fist fights between the colonists and the British were very common on the streets.
• A man named John Adams cousin of Samuel Adams, like Samuel John did not like the British in Boston.
• The "Old state house" where the Boston massacre happened in front of is still standing today with just a few tweak.

C IS FOR LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

• April 18 1775, about 700 British soldiers marched from Boston.
• They were heading to Concord. 20 miles northwest from Boston
• Militias had been storing weapons in Concord.

D IS FOR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

• Thomas Jefferson explained why the American colonies must declare independence from the British.
• Jefferson explained that the people of our land all had "unalienable rights", meaning those rights that just can just not be taken away.
• Next the Declaration said that if the government were to abuse the colonists, the colonists were allowed to create a new government.

E IS FOR ETHAN ALLEN

• Ethan was known for his strength and bravery.
• Where Allen lived he was known for wrestling bears, and mountain lions.
• Allen was also a outspoken patriot.

F IS FOR FIRST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

• September 1774 representatives from every colony except for Georgia, met a the first Continental congress in Philadelphia.
• George Washington represented Virginia at the meeting.
• George also fought the British during the French and Indian war.

G IS FOR KING GEORGE III

• King George supported the idea of taxing the colonists.
• Parliament supported the idea too.
• To the British it seemed fair, but to the American colonists the British solders will be benefited by the taxes.

H IS FOR JOHN HANCOCK

• Like Adams Hancock was a leader in Boston.
• Both men were staying in Lexington, a town located between Boston and concord.

I IS FOR INTOLERBLE ACTS

• The intolerable acts were the Acts that punished Boston for e tea party.
• Colonists were forced to feed, and house the British when then knocked on their door.
• Bostons port was closed, therefore ships were not allowed to dock until colonist got the money for the tea that they destroyed.

J IS FOR THOMAS JEFFERSON

• Thomas was 33 when he was a lawyer in Virginia.
• Jefferson served in the House of Burgesses.
• He served in the House of Burgesses before he joined the Continental congress in 1775.

K IS FOR HENRY KNOK

• Washington sent Knox to go and retrieve the cannons that the British stole.
• Some of the guns were weighting over 5,000 pounds.
• Knox and his men built sled and hooked up their horses so the horses could drag the cannons on the sled over the winter snow.

L IS FOR BATTLE OF LEXINGTON

• At 5:00 pm on April 19 sixteen year old William Diamond began to beat his drum.
• That was their way of saying "Lexington minuet men come to running".
• 70 men including 12 teenagers and 3 over 60 years old gathered .

M IS FOR MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY

• The puritans colony was called the Massachusetts bay colony
• The puritans were looking for a place to build their settlement.
• The decided to go with the bay, they named this place Boston.

N IS FOR NORTH CAROLINA

• North Carolina was originated in 1729
• One of the early leaders was William Berkeley
• One of the main reasons for founding is because if the farming.
• North Carolina was also one of the first 13 colonies.

O IS FOR OHIO RIVER VALLEY

• Washington and his men crossed the Appalachia mountains and entered the Ohio river valley
• The problem was that other groups had already claimed the land.
• Very powerful Native American tribes lived there already.

P IS FOR PARLIAMENT

• King George III supported the idea of taxing the colonists.
• As well as all the members of parliament
• To them taxes seemed fair, but to the colonists they just thought that the British soldiers were being benefitted by their taxes.

Q IS FOR QUAKERS

• Quakers were the group who opposed to the war.
• Then also believed that people had the freedom to worship God without having to go to church.

R IS FOR PAUL REVERE

• Paul was known for his fast rides.
• He could ride from Boston to New York and back in less than a week.

S IS FOR BATTLE OF SARATOGA

• Here at Saratoga the Americans made up a plan to stop the British advance in their plan
• 2 different Army's attacked Saratoga, this was known as the battle of Saratoga

T IS FOR TAXES

• There have been different taxes throughout the years one was when the British placed a tax on tea.
• Find reason for that is because the Americans went onto the ship and dumbed hundreds of thousands of gallons of tea into the lake.

U IS FOR UNITED STATES

• At the time of all the wars and everything there were only 13 colony's.
• There were also places like Boston and new Hapsburg.

V IS FOR VALLEY FORGE

• Washington a do his troops marched up to valley forge and set up cam for the winter.
• Washington knew there were going to be some struggles throughout the winter.
• They were deadly with the amount of warm clothing then had and most of the men didn't even have shoes. The left a trail of blood after they marched.

W IS FOR MARTHA WASHINGTON

• Martha Washington was George washington's wife.
• Martha often traveled with the army.
• She spent mornings cooking.

Y IS FOR BATTLE OF YOURKTOWN

• The American revolution entered it's 6th yea in 1780.
• Patriots were now under the com and of general Nathanael Greene.
• Greenes strategy was to use all of his resources including the land to his advantage.

X IS FOR PETER JOHN ZENGER

• Peter started new Yorks first independent news paper.
• He was arrested for critical of new yorks governor.