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Final Jeopardy Round 1 Round 2

American Revolution American Revolution American Revolution American Revolution American Revolution New Nation Round 2 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 Final Jeopardy $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Scores $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500

Benjamin Franklin helped to write this famous document $100 Benjamin Franklin helped to write this famous document

What is the Declaration of Independence? $100 What is the Declaration of Independence? Scores

The former slave who wrote poems during the American Revolution $200 The former slave who wrote poems during the American Revolution

Who is Phillis Wheatley? $200 Who is Phillis Wheatley? Scores

The patriot who warned the colonists that the British were arriving $300 The patriot who warned the colonists that the British were arriving

$300 Who is Paul Revere? Scores

The place the British surrender during the Revolutionary War $400 The place the British surrender during the Revolutionary War

$400 What is Yorktown? Scores

The first armed conflict of the American Revolution $500 The first armed conflict of the American Revolution

What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord? $500 What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord? Scores

The date the colonists declared independence from England $100 The date the colonists declared independence from England

$100 What is July 4, 1776? Scores

The event in which colonists were shot while teasing British soldiers $200 The event in which colonists were shot while teasing British soldiers

What is the Boston Massacre? $200 What is the Boston Massacre? Scores

The purpose of the first Continental Congress $300 The purpose of the first Continental Congress

What is to promote independence from England? $300 What is to promote independence from England? Scores

Daily Double

The colony that did not attend the First Continental Congress $400 The colony that did not attend the First Continental Congress

$400 What is Georgia? Scores

Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led colonial patriots in this event $500 Samuel Adams and Paul Revere led colonial patriots in this event

What is the Boston Tea Party? $500 What is the Boston Tea Party? Scores

$100 The battle of the American Revolution that was the turning point of the war

What is the Battle of Saratoga? $100 What is the Battle of Saratoga? Scores

The battle that ended the Revolutionary War $200 The battle that ended the Revolutionary War

What is the Battle of Yorktown? $200 What is the Battle of Yorktown? Scores

This happened at the Boston Massacre $300 This happened at the Boston Massacre

$300 What is the British soldiers who were being taunted/teased shot several colonists? Scores

The reason for the Boston Tea Party $400 The reason for the Boston Tea Party

What is to protest taxes or tea taxes? $400 What is to protest taxes or tea taxes? Scores

The actions of the patriots at the Boston Tea Party $500 The actions of the patriots at the Boston Tea Party

What is to protest taxes they threw tea into the Boston Harbor? $500 What is to protest taxes they threw tea into the Boston Harbor? Scores

$100 The reason the Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington and Concord is remembered

What is it was the first armed conflict of the war? $100 What is it was the first armed conflict of the war? Scores

Won the Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga $200 Won the Revolutionary War Battle of Saratoga

$200 Who are the Americans? Scores

The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War $300 The treaty that ended the Revolutionary War

What is the Treaty of Paris? $300 What is the Treaty of Paris? Scores

Won the Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown $400 Won the Revolutionary War Battle of Yorktown

$400 Who are the Americans? Scores

The effect of the Treaty of Paris on the Americans colonists $500 The effect of the Treaty of Paris on the Americans colonists

What is their independence from England? $500 What is their independence from England? Scores

$100 July 4, 1776

What is the date the colonists declared independence from England? $100 What is the date the colonists declared independence from England? Scores

The advantages the colonists had in the American Revolution $200 The advantages the colonists had in the American Revolution

$200 What is the defense of their own land, principles and beliefs, support from France and Spain, and strong leadership? Scores

The Articles of Confederation $300 The Articles of Confederation

$300 What is America’s first Constitution and the Constitution written during the American Revolution? Scores

$400 The branch of government that existed under the Articles of Confederation

What is the legislative branch? $400 What is the legislative branch? Scores

$500 Under the Articles of Confederation, the type of national government established

$500 What is weak? Scores

The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation $100 The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

$100 What are weak national government, no power to tax, no common currency, each state had one vote, no executive branch, no judicial branch, and no power to regulate commerce among states? Scores

$200 The two branches of government NOT provided for in the Articles of Confederation

What are the executive and judicial branches? $200 What are the executive and judicial branches? Scores

$300 The document that established a weak national government with only one branch

What is the Articles of Confederation? $300 What is the Articles of Confederation? Scores

Provided people with a written guarantee of individual rights $400 Provided people with a written guarantee of individual rights

What is the Bill of Rights? $400 What is the Bill of Rights? Scores

The way powers are divided in a federal system of government $500 The way powers are divided in a federal system of government

What is between the national and state governments? $500 What is between the national and state governments? Scores

New Nation New Nation New Nation New Nation New Nation New Nation Round 1 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 Final Jeopardy $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 Scores $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

The principle of government that divides power into different branches $200 The principle of government that divides power into different branches

What is the separation of powers? $200 What is the separation of powers? Scores

$400 The number of branches of government created by the Constitution of the United States

$400 What is three? Scores

$600 The three branches of government created by the Constitution of the United States

What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches? $600 What are the executive, legislative, and judicial branches? Scores

James Madison’s plan for the new national government $800 James Madison’s plan for the new national government

What is the Virginia Plan? $800 What is the Virginia Plan? Scores

Represents the legislative branch of the national government $1000 Represents the legislative branch of the national government

$1000 What is Congress? Scores

Represents the executive branch of the national government $200 Represents the executive branch of the national government

$200 Who is the President? Scores

Daily Double

Represents the judicial branch of the national government $400 Represents the judicial branch of the national government

What are the courts or the Supreme Court? $400 What are the courts or the Supreme Court? Scores

The purpose of the legislative branch of government $600 The purpose of the legislative branch of government

$600 What is makes the laws? Scores

The purpose of the executive branch of government $800 The purpose of the executive branch of government

What is carries out the laws? $800 What is carries out the laws? Scores

The purpose of the judicial branch of government $1000 The purpose of the judicial branch of government

What is determines if laws are constitutional? $1000 What is determines if laws are constitutional? Scores

$200 The system of government that divides power between the state and national levels

What is the Federal System or federalism? $200 What is the Federal System or federalism? Scores

$400 This famous American proposed three branches of government in the Virginia Plan

$400 Who is James Madison? Scores

The two houses of Congress $600 The two houses of Congress

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate? $600 What are the House of Representatives and the Senate? Scores

Represented by the United States Senate $800 Represented by the United States Senate

$800 What are the states? Scores

Represented by the United States House of Representatives $1000 Represented by the United States House of Representatives

$1000 What are the people? Scores

The number of United States Senators per state $200 The number of United States Senators per state

$200 What are two? Scores

$400 Determines a state’s representation in the United States House of Representatives

What is the state’s population? $400 What is the state’s population? Scores

Daily Double

This house of Congress has equal representation per state $600 This house of Congress has equal representation per state

$600 What is the Senate? Scores

$800 This house of Congress has representation based on a state’s population

What is the House of Representatives? $800 What is the House of Representatives? Scores

$1000 This principle of government allows each branch of government to check the powers of the other branches

What are checks and balances? $1000 What are checks and balances? Scores

The principle of checks and balances importance $200 The principle of checks and balances importance

$200 What is keeps any one branch of government from gaining too much power? Scores

The author of the Bill of Rights $400 The author of the Bill of Rights

$400 Who is James Madison? Scores

The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States $600 The first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States

What is the Bill of Rights? $600 What is the Bill of Rights? Scores

The two freedoms from the Bill of Rights $800 The two freedoms from the Bill of Rights

What are speech and religion? $800 What are speech and religion? Scores

The Bill of Rights importance $1000 The Bill of Rights importance

What is a written guarantee of individual freedoms? $1000 What is a written guarantee of individual freedoms? Scores

The leader of the Federalists $200 The leader of the Federalists

Who is Alexander Hamilton? $200 Who is Alexander Hamilton? Scores

The leader of the Democratic Republicans $400 The leader of the Democratic Republicans

Who is Thomas Jefferson? $400 Who is Thomas Jefferson? Scores

This type of national government the Federalists favored $600 This type of national government the Federalists favored

$600 What is strong? Scores

This type of national government the Democratic Republicans favored $800 This type of national government the Democratic Republicans favored

$800 What is weak? Scores

$1000 The disagreement between these two men led to the development of political parties

Who is Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson? $1000 Who is Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson? Scores

Final Jeopardy Question New Nation Final Jeopardy Question Scores

This one of the first five presidents was NOT a Virginian

Who is John Adams? Scores