American and French Revolutions Jeopardy! ROUND 1 Mr. Tirrito Presents… American and French Revolutions Jeopardy! ROUND 1 STUDY GUIDE—USE YOUR FLASHCARDS AND ALL HANDOUTS. TEST ON FRIDAY, MAY 19! HOMEWORK: Study for test! SUGGESTION: Make extra flashcards from this study guide!

Taxes and Tough Stuff Birth of the U.S.A. Leaders on Both Sides Famous Quotes I Wouldn’t Want to Be Them $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

This tax on paper documents was Parliament’s first direct tax on colonists 1-100

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These laws included taxes on glass, paint, paper, and especially tea 1-200

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During a riot, the killing of 5 colonists by British soldiers became known as this 1-300

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The purpose of the Boston Tea Party 1-400

To protest the tax on tea Click Anywhere to Continue What is To protest the tax on tea ? Click Anywhere to Continue

This booklet used Enlightenment ideas to tell Americans to demand separation from Britain 1-500

Click Anywhere to Continue What is Common Sense ? Click Anywhere to Continue

The last battle of the American Revolution, when Washington’s army and the French navy surrounded General Cornwallis in battle, was fought here 2-100

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In 1787, the Founding Fathers met in this city for the Constitutional Convention, where they wrote the Constitution of our present system of government 2-200

Click Anywhere to Continue What is Philadelphia ? Click Anywhere to Continue

DAILY DOUBLE The Founding Fathers’ beliefs about government were strongly influenced by these two Enlightenment writers 2-300

Charles de Montesquieu Click Anywhere to Continue Who are Charles de Montesquieu and John Locke ? Click Anywhere to Continue

He wrote Common Sense 2-400

Click Anywhere to Continue Who is Thomas Paine ? Click Anywhere to Continue

--------------------------------------------------- His French friend, DAILY DOUBLE He wrote the Declaration of Independence and later became the 3rd U.S. President --------------------------------------------------- His French friend, who helped George Washington win the American Revolution, then returned to France and wrote the Declaration of the Rights of Man during the French Revolution 2-500

Click Anywhere to Continue Who is Thomas Jefferson ? Who is General Lafayette ? Click Anywhere to Continue

colonial soldiers who were American colonial soldiers who were ready to fight at any time 3-100

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He wrote the U.S. Constitution; later became the 4th U.S. President 3-200

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King of England during the American Revolution 3-300

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“Father of His Country” Commander of the Continental Army during the American Revolution; became 1st U.S. President; called the “Father of His Country” 3-400

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British general who surrendered at Yorktown, Virginia, when the Americans and the French navy surrounded him 3-500

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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created ” 4-100

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“…that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are …” 4-200

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“…life, , and the…” 4-300

Click Anywhere to Continue What is liberty ? Click Anywhere to Continue

“…life, liberty, and the ” 4-400

Click Anywhere to Continue What is the pursuit of happiness ? Click Anywhere to Continue

The motto of the French Revolution 4-500

“Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! Click Anywhere to Continue What is “Liberty! Equality! Fraternity! ? Click Anywhere to Continue

Jacobin newspaper editor who wanted to guillotine thousands of people; stabbed to death in his bathtub by Charlotte Corday 5-100

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Jacobin leader of the Committee of Public Safety; the practical dictator of France during the Reign of Terror, when he had thousands of people killed, until he was beheaded in 1794 5-200

Maximilien Robespierre Click Anywhere to Continue Who is Maximilien Robespierre ? Click Anywhere to Continue

Jacobin Minister of Justice who was popular with the people, but was beheaded by his former friend Robespierre for saying that it was time to end the Reign of Terror 5-300

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he was overthrown and beheaded during King of France who made France’s debt worse by helping the American Revolution; he was overthrown and beheaded during the French Revolution 5-400

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Born in Austria, she was hated by the French people for how much money she spent as queen; beheaded in Oct. 1793 5-500

Click Anywhere to Continue Who is Marie Antoinette ? Click Anywhere to Continue