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Final Jeopardy

2. Battles - $100 Which battle did this famous quote come from?
“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” arise from.
Bunker Hill

3. Battles - $200
Name the two main reasons why the British won at the battle of New York.
Greater numbers
Superior training

4. Battles - $300
Battle where Americans captured troops in a surprise attack.
Battle of Trenton

5. Battles - $400
Washington Crossing the Delaware

6. Battles - $500 Which battle was considered the turning point.
Battle of Saratoga

7. Britain - $100 Name of the German mercenaries used by Britain.
Hessians

8. Britain - $200
Name 3 advantages the British army had over the American army.
Larger army
Better supplied
Better trained
Experience

9. Britain - $300
Describe the type of warfare the British were masters of.
Large, open field battles.
Going toe-to-toe with the enemy.

10. Britain - $400 Who surrendered at Yorktown?
Why did he need to surrender?
General Cornwallis
He was trapped on all sides by the Americans and the French.

11. Britain - $500
Why did the British choose not to continue fighting after losing at Yorktown.
Their citizens didn’t want to fight the foreign war any longer.
Too much invested with nothing gained.

12. Americans - $100
What technological advantage did the Americans have over the British?
Grooves in their barrels (rifling)
Long rifles

13. Americans - $200
Name the 3 various types of people who were apart of the early Continental army.
Woodsman, hunters, trappers, farmers, militiamen, blacksmiths…

14. Americans - $300
Which sickness was especially dangerous for the Americans during the winter encampment?
Small pox

15. Americans - $400
Name two disadvantages of the American army during the war.
Lack of supplies and men
Untrained

16. Americans - $500 Type of warfare used by the Americans. Describe it.
Guerilla
Hit and run tactics, stealth, surprise, and speed.

17. People - $100 This colonist was picked to lead the Continental Army.
Washington

18. People - $200 This general surrendered at Yorktown, ending the war.
Cornwallis

19. People - $300
This foreigner helped train the Continental Army as it camped for the winter.
Baron Friedrich von Stueben

20. People - $400 This guy wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson

21. People - $500 Who did the Native Americans mostly help during the war?
Why were they needed?
The British
They knew the terrain.

22. Places - $100
Washington’s winter encampment.
Valley Forge

23. Places - $200
This city was burned down by the British.
New York

24. Places - $300 Name the river Washington crossed on his way to Trenton.
The Delaware River

25. Places - $400 Where was the Declaration of Independence written?
Philadelphia

26. Places - $500 Where were American POW’s kept by the British?
On their ships.

27. Final Jeopardy Give me 4 reasons why Americans won the war? Patriotism
Better rifles
Better leader
Home court advantage