Answer Key for Teachers Fasttrack to America's Past
Section 3:  Revolutionary Years
Page 3 - 15 and 3 - 16   Life and Thought in the Revolution
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The Pictures:
 
1.  Americans making muskets in the early years of the Revolution.  Gunpowder and bullets were also in short supply.

2.  Continental (American) soldiers gathered around a fire.

3.  A Minuteman plowing a field with his gun at the ready. 

4.  One side of the Great Seal of the United States.  The pyramid, with 13 layers of stone, represents the United States.  The Latin words at the bottom translate as "A New Age Now Begins," or "A New Order for the Ages."  The words at the top translate as "He [God] smiles upon it."  The Roman numerals at the bottom give the year 1776.
Answers for the blanks:
(See the word bank at the bottom of 3 - 16.)
 
1.  ...to fight against the...
2.  ...far better equipped...
3.  ...the family farm or...
4.  ...with the British.
5.  ...crops like tobacco for...
6.   ...guns, weave cloth, or...
7.   ...more paper money.
8.   ...at the top with...
9.   ...social class and...
10.  ...of religion, the rule...
11.  ...the wealthy, who...
12.  ...its limits clearly listed.


Names and Terms List:

   Teachers and students can access a full glossary through the "Names and Terms" link on the Home Page of the Internet support site at www.fasttrackteaching.com
 
 
 

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