History jeopardy american revolution

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WASHINGTONVOCABULARY

DECLARATION OF

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For $100,What was the first act that the British created so that colonists would help pay off the debt of

the French & Indian War? (It taxed Americans for sugar, coffee and other goods.)

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Sugar Act in 1764For $100

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For $200,What act required a stamp to be place on all paper documents?


Stamp Act in 1765(for $200 )


For $300,What act allowed British soldiers to live in any colonist’s home for free?

A.Quartering ActB.Tea Act

C.Townshend ActD. Intolerable Acts


A. Quartering Act(for $300)


For $400, What is the act that Parliament created that placed a

tax on more products such as glass, lead, paint & paper, and it allowed British agents to search any

home, plantation, or place of business for prohibited goods?A. The Tea Act

B. The Townshend ActsC. The Look Around ActD. The Prohibition Act


B. Townshend Acts in 1767(for $400)


For $500,What was the slogan used by the colonists to protest the taxes and acts that King George

III created, and the lack of representation in Britain’s law-making body (Parliament), even though Britain argued that the colonies had

“virtual representation?”


“No Taxation Without Representation!”

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For $100,Name this person:

He played a role in many of the events which contributed to the Revolution; he was one of the

biggest opponents to the Stamp Act; he organized the Sons of Liberty & the Boston Tea Party to protest.

A. Samuel AdamsB. Bernardo de Galvez

C. Crispus AttacksD. John Paul Jones


A. Samuel Adams(for $100 )



A resident of Virginia, a surveyor, a planter, a soldier in the French & Indian War; he was a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congresses; he was known for his

humility, faith, patriotism, and military genius; a General in the American Revolution; resigned as Commander-in-chief

of the Continental Army in 1783; a chairman of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 .

A. General HoweB. King George III

C. General CornwallisD. General Gates

E. General George Washington


E. General George Washington(for $200)


For $300 ,Name this person:

The founder of U.S. Navy; he led raids on British vessels during the American Revolution. When

the British offered him a chance to surrender, he replied, “I have not yet begun to fight.” and he seized a British warship as his own ship sank.

A. Benedict ArnoldB. John Paul Jones

C. Marquis de LafayetteD. Bernardo de Galvez


B. John Paul Jones(for $300)



A propagandist and journalist; wrote pamphlet “Common Sense” persuading

Americans to join the Patriot cause. A. Paul Revere

B. Thomas PaineC. Benjamin Franklin

D. Abigail Adams


B. Thomas Paine(for $400 )



A lawyer who argued the king had no right to override laws; he was a member of the

Virginia House of Burgesses; he spoke against the Stamp Act; he served in the Continental

Army; he is famous for saying “Give me liberty or give me death.”

A. Patrick HenryB. Haym Salomon

C. Mercy Otis WarrenD. Crispus Attucks

E. Wentworth Cheswell


A. Patrick Henry(for $500 )


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Where were the first battles of the American

Revolutionary War?

Thomas Paine called it “the shot heard ‘round the world.”

ANSWER


Battles of Lexington & Concord

For $200,What battles were considered the

turning point of the Revolutionary War?

(France joined the colonists after this victory.)


Battles of Saratoga in Sept. & Oct. 1777

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For $300,What was the last battle of the

Revolutionary War?


British General Cornwallis surrendered to American

General George Washingtonat the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

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For $400,Who was the true hero of the

Battles of Saratoga?A. General Gates

B. Benedict ArnoldC. Abigail Adams

D. Mercy Otis Warren


B. Benedict ArnoldWhen he saw General Gates hesitating and

holding his men back, Benedict Arnold jumped on his horse and led the Confederate troops to defeat the redcoats. (Arnold later switched sides.)

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For $500,In what battle did the British scale

a hill in Massachusetts to fight the American Patriots three times, finally resulting in a

redcoat victory?


Battle of Bunker Hill(Patriots defeated the redcoats the first 2 times the British attacked, but on the 3rd attack, the

Patriots ran low on ammunition.)

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An early and effective leader in the American Revolution; he was a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and in 1776, he was a

member of the committee which wrote the Declaration of Independence. He was the chief

writer of the Declaration of Independence.A. Benjamin Franklin

B. John AdamsC. Thomas Jefferson

D. George Washington


C. Thomas Jefferson(It took Thomas Jefferson 17 days to write it.)

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For $200,Which 2 committee members helped revise

the Declaration of Independence?A.Benjamin Franklin & John Adams

B.Robert Livingston & Roger ShermanC. Samuel Adams & Abigail AdamsD.General Howe and Paul Revere


A.Benjamin Franklin & John Adamssuggested a few revisions

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When did the Continental Congress formally adopt the Declaration of Independence?

A. January 3, 1780B. July 4, 1776

C. December 25, 1980D. July 4, 1990

ANSWER


B. July 4, 1776

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Many colonists wanted independence from the king, and

they rebelled against the taxes that were placed upon them with

events such as the Boston Tea Party. Who were they angry at

( KING _____ )?

Answer


King George III

For $500,Which one of these was not a grievance

included with the Declaration of Independence?

A. Taxation without representationB. King has absolute power

C. Quartering Act forced colonists to house troops.

D. Not enough cash crops


D. Not enough cash cropswas not a complaint included in

the Declaration of grievances against the king.

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For $100,What were colonists called who

remained loyal to the British monarchy and disagreed with the

Declaration of Independence?A. LoyalistsB. PatriotsC. Neutrals


A. Loyalists(for $100)

• Patriots favored separating from Britain and wanted to become their own independent nation.

• Those who chose not to take sides were call Neutrals.


For $200,What was the fundamental right or natural right guaranteed to people naturally instead of by the

law? A. Unalienable Right

B. Basic RightC. Superior Right

*Bonus: for $50, Complete this phrase:Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of _____________.


A. Unalienable Rights(for $200)*Bonus:

Examples in the Declaration of Independence:

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For $300,Who were the 56 delegates, representing

every colony except Georgia, who assembled at Carpenter’s Hall in

Philadelphia(They drafted the declaration of grievances)?

A. First Continental CongressB. Boston Tea PartyC. Sons of Liberty


A. First Continental Congress(for $300)

(The Boston Tea Party threw tea over three ships in the Boston Harbor and the Sons of Liberty were a group of

protestors led by Samuel Adams.)


For $400,What event was a reaction to

being taxed without representation?

A. The Boston Tea PartyB. The Boston Massacre

C. The Boston Celebration


A. Boston Tea Party(for $400)


For $500 ,What was the event called where British

redcoat soldiers aimed their guns at a mob and fired?

(Five Bostonians were killed, including an African-American dockworker, named Crispus

Attucks.)A. Boston Tea PartyB. Boston Massacre

C. Boston Celebration


B. The Boston Massacre(for $500 )


For $100,George Washington’s army was

made up of ________?A. Redcoats

B. MinutemenC. Bluesox


B. MinutemenThey were trained to respond at a moment’s notice.

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For $200,General George Washington’s

army was called _______.A. The British Army

B. The Continental ArmyC. The New World Army


B. The Continental ArmyThe Second Continental Congress

established the Continental Army, and unanimously elected George Washington commander-in-chief of the armed forces.

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For $300,When British General Howe decided to wait

until springtime to defeat Washington’s remaining forces, General George Washington

recognized his enemy’s overconfidence as a weakness, and Washington attacked when?

A. Christmas night , 1776B. July 4, 1776

C. Thanksgiving, 1776


A. Christmas night, 1776(for $300)

Veiled by heavy fog at night, General Washington led 2400 soldiers across the icy Delaware River. At dawn, the Americans attacked

taking 1,000 captive in just 45 minutes.


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Name the place where General George Washington took his army in the harsh winter of 1777, where some

suffered from frostbite and starvation, and the ones who endured the winter, were aided by France and

trained to be a better more professional army.

A. Valley View B. Valley Forge

C. Virginia Valley


B. Valley Forge(for $400)

General George Washington prayed for God’s intervention on behalf of America. His troops were inspired and many who should have died

endured the bitter winter.


For $500,True or False?

General George Washington’s army merged with the Marquis de Lafayette’s

French unit.


TRUE(for $500)

Together, they brought the total soldier count to 17,000, and for the first time, General Washington had more

men and artillery than the enemy.


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