Instructions To use this template: –for each slide write the correct answer on the orange bar first –choose which option (A,B,C or D) and make sure you write the letter on the orange bar in place of the question mark –Now drag the orange bar on top of the correct option so it sits exactly over the top - now when you click through the onscreen animation, the correct answer will appear to be illuminated –View the next slide to see how it should look

$1,000,000 Example of how it looks when complete, click on-screen show to view the animations B - correct answer A - answer C - answer D - answer B - correct answer

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$100 What was one of the biggest problems facing Washington’s troops? B – a lack of enthusiasm for war A – corruption in the army C – lack of colonists support D – a lack of food and clothing

$200 According to Locke, why do people form governments? B – to control native populations A – to shield their money from taxes C – to wage war against other countries D – to protect their natural rights

$500 Why did the British decide to tax colonies? B – to pay off war debts A – to teach colonists a lesson C – to finance westward expansion D – to increase Br. living standard B – to pay off war debts

$1,000 The introduction to the Declaration of Independence is sometimes called? B – the pledge statement A – the declaration of rights C – the preamble D – the separation statement C – the preamble

$2,000 Which turning point battle brought the French into the Rev. War? B – Battle of Princeton A – Battle of Yorktown C – Battle of Trenton D – Battle of Saratoga

$4,000 Which was an effect of the American Revolution? B – spread of liberty and equality A – immediate end to slavery C – death of British monarchy D – fighting among colonies B – spread of liberty and equality

$8,000 What do we call the statement of the reasons for colonists separating from Britain? B – Olive Branch Petition A – Common Sense C – The Dec. of Rights of Man D – The Declaration of Independence

$16,000 What was one result of the French and Indian War? B – a weakening of loyalty to Britain A – French lost Canada to Spain C – a strengthening of loyalty to Britain D – French turned Florida over to Britain B – a weakening of loyalty to Britain

$32,000 What was the 1754 plan to unite the colonies in a permanent union? B – Olive Branch Petition A – Albany Plan of Union C – Proclamation of 1763 D – Articles of Confederation A – Albany Plan of Union

$64,000 Which meeting of the colonists called for the organization of militias? B – Second Continental Congress A – Albany Plan of Union C – First Continental Congress D – Boston Tea Party C – First Continental Congress

$125,000 What was the main reason the colonists won the Amer. Rev.? B – Inferior British arms A – Better trained army C – Superior navy D – Determination to outlast British

$250,000 What was one result of the Intolerable Acts? B – repeal of the Stamp Act A – colonial attack on French forts C – First Continental Congress D – Quartering Act C – First Continental Congress

$500,000 What influenced the political ideas of Thomas Jefferson? B – the Olive Branch Petition A – the Enlightenment C – the Albany Plan of Union D – the Treaty of Paris 1763 A – the Enlightenment

$1,000,000 Which was a major advantage of the American side in the Revolutionary War? B – Well-supplied fighting force A – British firmly supported their forces C – Home turf advantage D – Effective leadership of Cornwallis C – Home turf advantage

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