2. Topic 1Topic 2Topic 3Topic 4Topic 5 10 20 30 40 50

3. Question 1 - 10 Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts because of…

4. Answer 1 – 10 The Boston Tea Party

5. Question 1 - 20 Why did Thomas Paine write Common Sense?

6. Answer 1 – 20 To convince colonists to support independence

7. Question 1 - 30 How did the colonists attempt to make peace with Britain?

8. Answer 1 – 30 Olive Branch Petition

9. Question 1 - 40 What colonial group organized protests and boycotts of British policies?

10. Answer 1 – 40 The Sons of Liberty

11. Question 1 - 50 What did the Stamp Act say?

12. Answer 1 – 50 All paper goods would be taxed in the colonies.

13. Question 2 - 10 Who was the principal writer of the Declaration of Independence?

14. Answer 2 – 10 Thomas Jefferson

15. Question 2 - 20 Which of the following did NOT play a role in American victory in the Revolutionary War? 1. The Americans were familiar with the local geography 2. France and Spain provided foreign aid to the Americans 3. The Americans experience a growing sense of patriotism 4. The British could do little against the powerful American navy

16. Answer 2 – 20 The British could do little against the powerful American navy

17. Question 2 - 30 According to the Declaration of Independence, people form governments to: 1. Protect their natural rights and and liberties 2. Serve as a check on special interest groups 3. Prevent attacks by foreign countries 4. Make agreements with other nations

18. Answer 2 – 30 Protect their natural rights and liberties

19. Question 2 - 40 What group set up the Continental Army?

20. Answer 2 – 40 The Second Continental Congress

21. Question 2 - 50 Where did the Minutemen fight the first MAJOR battle of the Revolutionary War?

22. Answer 2 – 50 Battle of Bunker Hill

23. Question 3 - 10 How did Washington drive the British out of Boston?

24. Answer 3 – 10 He placed cannons on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston

25. Question 3 - 20 What are the four parts of the Declaration of Independence?

26. Answer 3 – 20 Preamble Natural Rights British Wrongs Declare Independence

27. Question 3 - 30 What battle happened on Christmas, 1776?

28. Answer 3 – 30 Battle of Trenton

29. Question 3 - 40 British captured this colonial capital with victories at Brandywine and Germantown in 1777.

30. Answer 3 – 40 Philadelphia

31. Question 3 - 50 What was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

32. Answer 3 – 50 The Battle of Saratoga

33. Question 4 - 10 During the winter of 1777-1778, Washington’s army suffered hardships at:

34. Answer 4 – 10 Valley Forge

35. Question 4 - 20 By fighting for the colonists, enslaved African Americans: 1. Knew they would be freed by the colonists after the war. 2. Planned to escape to Canada 3. Wanted to be Loyalists 4. Risked being captured and sold by the British

36. Answer 4 – 20 Risked being captured and sold by the British

37. Question 4 - 30 What was the MAIN way women helped during the Revolutionary War?

38. Answer 4 – 30 Tended to farms and businesses

39. Question 4 - 40 How did the British lose the Revolutionary War at the Battle of Yorktown?

40. Answer 4 – 40 Cornwallis ignores orders to march troops to New York. Washington and French Navy bombards British until surrender.

41. Question 4 - 50 After the Treaty of Paris: 1.The British surrendered at the battle of Yorktown. 2.The French supported the American war effort. 3.The United States declared its independence from Britain. 4.Britain recognized the independence of the United States

42. Answer 4 – 50 Britain recognized the independence of the United States

43. Question 5 - 10 How did patriot Nathanael Greene win victories over the British in the South?

44. Answer 5 – 10 Used knowledge of geography to ware out Cornwallis’ soldiers.

45. Question 5 - 20 Scarcity causes prices to:

46. Answer 5 – 20 Go up

47. Question 5 - 30 Name these two definitions: 1. The people and businesses that provide goods and services 2. When supply is greater than demand

48. Answer 5 – 30 1. Producers 2. Surplus

49. Question 5 - 40 What is the sacrifice a person makes when they make an economic decision?

50. Answer 5 – 40 Opportunity cost.

51. Question 5 - 50 Name these two definitions: 1. People who buy and use goods and services 2. Number of items wanted for purchase

52. Answer 5 – 50 1. Consumers 2. Demand

53. Final Jeopardy Name the three ways the Americans won the Revolutionary War?

54. Knowledge of geography Growing Patriotism Patriot leadership