| Decipher the
Code Puzzle: Road to Revolution |
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| 1. The Boston 13-1-19-19-1-3-18-5 took
place on March 5, 1770. |
| 2. A writ of 1-19-19-9-19-20-1-14-3-5 was a
general search warrant that effectively allowed searches without
any particular reason. |
| 3. The 19-20-1-13-16 1-3-20
placed a tax on all documents and printed materials. |
| 4. Colonies communicated to one another
about British threats through committees of
3-15-18-18-5-19-16-15-14-4-5-14-3-5. |
| 5. In the 2-15-19-20-15-14
20-5-1 16-1-18-20-25, colonists dressed as Indians
dumped 18,000 pounds of tea into Boston harbor. |
| 6. Thomas 10-5-6-6-5-18-19-15-14 wrote most
of the Declaration of Independence. |
| 7. Thomas Paine wrote the influential
pamphlet 3-15-13-13-15-14
19-5-14-19-5. |
| 8. The Second Continental Congress selected
George 23-1-19-8-9-14-7-20-15-14 to lead the Continental Army. |
| 9. 7-5-15-18-7-5 III was king of England at
the time of the American Revolution. |
| 10. English philosopher John 12-15-3-11-5 believed in natural rights. |
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