Jeopardy Citizen Action Yanks and Brits The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Whose in Charge Anyway? Mean Monarchs & Limitations

$100 Citizen Action What document established the American government after the Revolutionary War?

$100 Answer The Articles of Confederation

$200 Citizen Action Give 2 ways in which the enlightenment philosophers influenced early American government

$200 Answer Locke - American ppl had the right to overthrow an unjust govt. Montesquieu- Separation of powers Voltaire- Bill of Rights

$300 Citizen Action Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

$300 Answer To justify to colonists about breaking Away from England

$400 Citizen Action Give 3 examples of citizen action during The American Revolution

$400 Answer 1.) Boycott British goods 2.) Published Common Sense 3.) Boston Tea Party

$500 Citizen Action Describe the Boston Tea Party. What was it in Response to? What happened after.

$500 Answer After Boston Massacre, G.B. lifted many taxes except for the Tax on tea. East India Tea Company could sell directly to G.B. Although much cheaper, G.B. still left a heavy tax on the tea. Colonists dressed as Native Americans and dumped chests of tea In Boston Harbor. G.B. responded with the Intolerable Acts- colonists had to pay for All the tea, could not meet more than twice a year without Special permission.

$100 Mean Monarchs & Limitations Why was Charles I Executed?

$100 Answer He would not share power with Parliament

$200 Mean Monarchs & Limitations Which monarch ruled country on behalf Of parliament but acted as a Dictator?

$200 Answer Oliver Cromwell

$300 Mean Monarchs & Limitations What was a common cause for both the English and American revolutions?

$300 Answer Taxes, enlightenment philosophies, quartering soldiers

$400 Mean Monarchs & Limitations Give two examples of how parliament Attempted to limit the Monarch’s power

$400 Answer Petition of Rights 19 Propositions

$500 Mean Monarchs & Limitations How did the monarchs change after the English Civil War? Give an example of a monarch before the war and a monarch after the war.

$500 Answer Before: James I - Ignored Magna Carta & sold titles of nobility, Charles I- ignored petition of rights After: Charles II-accepted petition of rights, William and Mary- bill of rights, Anne-cabinet, George I-prime minister

$100 Yanks and Brits What is the greatest legacy of the English Civil War?

$100 Answer No King will ever have absolute power

$200 Yanks and Brits What form of government did the English Bill of Rights create?

$200 Answer Constitutional Monarchy

$300 Yanks and Brits True or False: All of the following contributed to the cause of The American Revolution: -Anger over closing territories to settlers -Taxation -Anger over the Act of Settlement

$300 Answer False: Anger over the Act of Settlement has nothing To do with the Colonies. It prevented a Catholic from Inheriting the throne in England.

$400 Yanks and Brits Name 3 causes of the British Civil War

$400 Answer Religious Problems, Taxation, Role of Parliament

$500 Yanks and Brits Name the 4 ways the Petition of Rights limited the Power of the King

$500 Answer 1.No Martial Law 2.No Quartering of Soldiers 3.No Taxation without consent of Parliament 4.No jailing without cause

$100 Whose in charge anyway? Who was the King at the time of the American Revolution?

$100 Answer King George III

$200 Whose in charge anyway? What government allows the most citizen participation?

$200 Answer Presidential Democracy

$300 Whose in charge anyway? What is the relationship between the United States and the England before the Revolution?

$300 Answer The United States at the time was 13 colonies Of England and King George.

$400 Whose in charge anyway? What was the name of the first Prime Minister and what Monarch created the Position?

$400 Answer Robert Walpole - Under King George I

$500 Whose in charge anyway? Name 4 English Monarch’s that accepted limitations on their power, and the limits they accepted?

$500 Answer Charles II – Petition of Rights, habeas corpus Wm & Mary – English Bill of Rights Anne – Cabinet George I – Prime Minister

$100 The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! Which English leader followed Puritan Rule?

$100 Answer Oliver Cromwell

$200 The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! Who were the two political parties that formed following the English Civil War? Why did they form?

$200 Answer The Whigs and The Tories, disputes about whether James II (Catholic) would become King

$300 The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! Which monarch was a secret Catholic sympathizer and appointed Catholics to high government positions?

$300 Answer James II

$400 The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! What group gained power in Parliament before the Civil War?

$400 Answer Puritans (Roundheads)

$500 The Puritans, Anglicans, and Catholics, Oh my! What monarchs practiced Religious tolerance?

$500 Answer Charles II, William and Mary

Final Jeopardy Name one enlightenment philosopher other than John Locke that still influences our society today. Explain this/her idea and how it is still making an impact today

Final Jeopardy Answer Montesquieu’ s ideas of balancing power between the branches of govt. It is part of the US constitution and today there are still checks and balances among the three branches. Example: Pres. can veto Congress, the Supreme Ct. can declare a law or presidents actions unconstitutional, Congress can override a veto Voltaire’s ideas of freedom of speech and freedom of the press are found in the US bill of rights. Citizens of the US enjoy few limits on free speech and can practice any religion. Rousseau’s ideas of power rests with the people and will of the majority are found in the Constitution. Citizens can get rid of an unjust /corrupt leader by voting them out of office, impeachment or recall. Will of the majority is how we elect our president—the majority of the population decides.