Enjoy “Southern Colonies” Jeopardy! Cobras vs. Ballers Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands) A player from Cobras chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Ms. Case reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond. Once students answer, we will record the contestant’s score – You gain the dollar amount if correct; lose the dollar amount if incorrect. We will continue the game until all categories are finished.
Name the Famous Person WAR Important Documents Important Terms Misc. Information Game Board $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500
This person was the commander and chief of the Continental Army. $100
Who is George Washington? $100 To Game Board
This person was the main author of the Articles of Confederation. $200
Who is John Dickinson? $200 To Game Board
This person was the main author of the Declaration of Independence. $300
Who is Thomas Jefferson? $300 To Game Board
This person called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence. $400
Who is Richard Henry Lee? $400 To Game Board
This person suggested a new Committee of Correspondence in Boston and mostly organized the Boston Tea Party. $500
Who is Samuel Adams? $500 To Game Board
This resulted because France and Britain both claimed the same lands in North America. $100
What is the French and Indian War? $100 To Game Board
This battle marked the beginning of the Revolutionary War. $200
What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord? $200 To Game Board
The British did this to help pay for the expenses of the French and Indian War. $300
Why did the British pass new tax laws for the colonies? $300 To Game Board
This proved the colonists would not be easy to defeat. $400
What is the Battle of Bunker Hill? $400 To Game Board
This group differed from militias because it was made up of full-time soldiers. $500
What is the Continental Army? $500 To Game Board
This is the date that Congress voted to accept the Declaration of Independence. $100
What is July 4, 1776? $100 To Game Board
This document ensures that all people have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. $200
What is the Declaration of Independence? $200 To Game Board
The British issued this announcing that the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were solely for the American Indians. $300
What was the Proclamation of 1763? $300 To Game Board
The British passed this as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. $400
What are the Coercive Acts? $400 To Game Board
The Declaration of Independence is this kind of source. $500
What is a documentary source? $500 To Game Board
This is a plan for spending money. $100
What is budget? $100 To Game Board
This is when citizens are given a voice in one’s government. $200
What is representation? $200 To Game Board
You are doing this when you refuse to buy something. $300
What is boycott? $300 To Game Board
This means to have complete control of a good or service in an area. $400
What is monopoly? $400 To Game Board
These are the laws and orders passed by the British government. $500
What are British imperial policies? $500 To Game Board
This occurred because British tea ships were allowed to dock in the Boston Harbor. $100
What was the Boston Tea Party? $100 To Game Board
This was caused when angry colonists faced a group of armed British soldiers. $200
What was the Boston Massacre? $200 To Game Board
Spain claimed Louisiana in this year. $300
What is 1763? $300 To Game Board
This caused many of the people in the colonists to call for independence. $400
What was Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense? $400 To Game Board
The colonists boycotted British goods and formed Committees of Correspondence to do this. $500
What did the colonists do to protest British imperial policies? $500 To Game Board
Final Jeopardy Category: Click for “Answer”
They met in 1774 to decide how to respond to British policies and actions. Click to see the correct response!
What was the Continental Congress ? Exit Game
Thank You for Playing Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003
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