A Bergman Production
Rules: 1.Each team gets one chance to answer their question. 2.Each team will have a chance to choose a topic. 3.Each question that is answered incorrectly will still be up for grabs.
People Northern Battles Declaration of Independence Causes Southern Battles FINAL JEOPARDY
I was chosen to be the commander of the Continental Army. Who is…? People for $100
George Washington Back to Game
I came to Valley Forge to help General Washington train his troops during the Winter of Who is…? People for $200
Baron Friedrich von Steuben Back to Game
I am the General who surrenders at the end of the war because I am surrounded. Who is…? People for $300
General Cornwallis Back to Game
I wrote a pamphlet called Common Sense to get the colonists excited about declaring their independence from Britain. Who is…? People for $400
Thomas Paine Good Answer! Back to Game
I was one of five men chosen to write the Declaration of Independence. I ended up writing the largest portion of it. Who is…? People for $500
Back to Game Thomas Jefferson
This is a battle the Americans lost because they ran out of ammunition. What is…? Northern Battles for $100
Battle of Bunker Hill Back to Game
At this battle General Washington flees during the night and surprises General Howe. What is? Northern Battles for $200
The Battle of Long Island Back to Game
The battle that followed the crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night. What is…? Northern Battles for $300
The Battle of Trenton Back to Game
What is…? Northern Battles for $400 This battle is known as the “turning point” in the war.
The Battle of Saratoga Back to Game
What is…? Northern Battles for $500 The “shot heard ‘round the world” was fired in this battle
Lexington and Concord Back to Game
Final battle of the American Revolution What is…? Southern Battles for $100
Yorktown Back to Game
Humiliating defeat for the Patriots. It provided Cornwallis a much needed victory to help recruit loyalists to his army. What is…? Southern Battles for $200 DAILY DOUBLE
The Battle of Camden Back to Game
What is…? Southern Battles for $300 Loyalists vs. Patriots in the back country of the Carolinas. Nearly a massacre afterwards
Back to Game King’s Mountain
What is…? Southern Battles for $400 This battle left Lord Cornwallis’ army crippled and put them on the run to Virginia even though they won
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse Back to Game
What is…? Southern Battles for $500 Patriot victory in which they tricked the British and lured them into a trap
The Battle of Cowpens Back to Game
Who is most remembered for his signature on this document? What is…? Declaration of Independence for $100
John Hancock Back to Game
What is…? Declaration of Independence for $200 We celebrate this day in the summer because of the Declaration of Independence.
July 4th Back to Game
What is…? Declaration of Independence for $300 Name the European philosophical movement that most influenced the writers of the Declaration
The Enlightenment Back to Game
What is…? Declaration of Independence for $400 In this part of the document this quote is written: “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
Preamble Back to Game
What is…? Declaration of Independence for $500 Who was the English philosopher whose ideas were so important to the Declaration
John Locke Back to Game
What is…? Causes for $100 This made it illegal for colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation of 1763 Back to Game
What is…? Causes for $200 This phrase was the battle cry of the Sons of Liberty
No taxation without representation Back to Game
What is…? Causes for $300 Tax on lead, paper, paint, tea, lead, and other imported items
Townshend Acts Back to Game
Who is…? Causes for $400 This destruction of two million dollars of merchandise wasn’t much of a party for the King!
Back to Game Boston Tea Party
What is…? Causes for $500 Colonists’ name for the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts Back to Game
Category: Battles at Sea Make your wager
What did John Paul Jones say to the British commander after he asked if Jones was ready to surrender his sinking ship?