1. Continental Conundrums
Ch. 5 Jeopardy
In a Word
Missing Link
Continental Conundrums
Generally Speaking
Colonial Questions 10 20 30 40 50

2. The refusal to buy certain goods or services
Category
boycott

3. A2.
Formal request to someone in authority, usually written and signed by a group of people
Category
petition

4. Army of citizens who can serve as soldiers during an emergency.
militia

5. A4.
Colonial merchants used this strategy in an effort to get the Townshend Acts repealed. They would boycott goods taxed by the Acts.
Non-importation agreements

6. A5.
The British used this law to search any ship or home they wanted to, without giving a reason for doing so. This was considered by many to be a clear violation of privacy.
Writs of assistance

7. The _____________ raised money by taxing molasses.
Sugar Act

8. B2.
The _____ ___ _______ was an organized in an effort to protest British policies in America. Sam Adams was a prominent member.
Sons of Liberty
Daily Double! Sam Adams was John Adam’s cousin. What was the name of John Adams wife?
Abigail Adams

9. B3.
The first fighting of the French and Indian War broke out between the French and George Washington and his men at the crudely built __________________.
Fort Necessity

10. B4.
_______________ is credited with “turning the tide” of the French and Indian War when, through his leadership, Britain’s best officers and an influx of new money were sent to America to help with the war effort.
William Pitt

11. B5.
At the First Continental Congress, each colony was advised to train their own ___________ .
militia

12. C1.
Delegates for the First Continental Congress supported which (one) of the following groups: a) Britain, b) France, c) Massachusetts, d) the Iroquois Nation
c) Massachusetts

13. C2.
By 1760, what three nations were competing for power and control in North America?
France, Britain and Spain

14. C3.
The ________ tribe became an important ally of the French during the French and Indian War. [two possible answers]
Huron & Algonquin

15. C4.
In an effort to get the colonies to unite, Ben Franklin presented the Albany ___ ____ ____.
Plan of Union

16. C5.
The final blow in the French and Indian War came when the British defeated the French and General Montcalm at the Battle of _______________.
Quebec

17. D1.
This general was a “bulldog” on the battlefield, but completely unprepared for guerilla warfare in the Ohio River Valley. He would be mortally wounded in a surprise attack on the way to Fort Duqusne.
General Braddock

18. SUPER JEOPARDY – WHAT’S YOUR WAGER? 0 – 50
This French General was killed in the Battle of Quebec.
General Montcalm
SUPER JEOPARDY – WHAT’S YOUR WAGER? 0 – 50
What was the name of the main battlefield at the Battle of Quebec?
The Plains of Abraham

19. D3.
This general defeated the French at Fort Louisbourg. He was later put in charge of “keeping the peace” between settlers and Natives in the Ohio River Valley. Too bad he instigated the Natives instead by raising the price of goods on them and allowing settlers to build farm on their lands.
General Jeffrey Amhearst

20. D4.
After he and his men scaled the cliffs, this British General successfully won Fort Quebec from the French, although he was mortally wounded.
General Wolfe

21. D5.
This British General led his men out of Boston, in search of militia weapons stored at Concord.
General Gage

22. E1.
This Bostonian emerged as an excellent political organizer and leader of protests, and was one of the best known “Sons of Liberty.” He was also known as a bit of a rabble-rouser. His grouchy cousin was pretty famous too.
Sam Adams

23. E2.
This Virginian is best known for saying, “Give me Liberty, or give me death!”
Patrick Henry

24. E3.
This Mohawk Chief helped the Iroquois form an alliance with the British during the French and Indian War. His sister gets much of the credit for that one!
Joseph Brant

25. E4.
Shutting the port of Boston, limiting town meetings, allowing crooked royal officials to be tried in Britain, and a new quartering act would all be part of what new British law?
The Intolerable Acts/Coercive Acts

26. Name everything the Townshend Acts taxed.
Glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea.