The First 4th of July- Liberty Kids

What did General Washington say they needed to fix people to their cause?

• A complete united front

• A constitution

• Both A and B

Who are the Hessians?

• Patriots

• New Jersey Delegates

• German soldiers who came to fight for the British

TRUE or FALSE: The blacksmith locked James in a barn to stop him from telling Ben Franklin that the Hessians have arrived.

• True

• False, they locked Henri in the barn.

TRUE or FALSE: Some people think Independence was dangerous because they would lose England’s protection & the Middle colonies did not want independence.

• True

• False, No one thought Independence was dangerous

Why did Sarah pretend to be a chambermaid?

• To get James papers to find out what he was writing.

• To get Thomas Jefferson’s papers to find out what he was writing.

• To get Ben Franklin's papers to find out what he was writing.

James and Sarah picked up New Jersey delegates. Why were they important?

• They were going to help fight in the war.

• They wanted to vote for independence too.

• They weren't important

Why did James and Moses race to Delaware?

• To get the sick delegate (Caeser Rodney) to Philadelphia to vote.

• To find random people to come and vote.

• They wanted to run away to a safer place.

Vocabulary: What do you think unanimous means?

• Disagreement

• Everyone voting the same

• Everyone voting differently

Mystery Guest: Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Ben Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James and Henri

Who says “We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall all hang separately.”

• Ben Franklin

• General Washington

• Thomas Jefferson