2. Jeopardy A?B?C?D?E? $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

3. ANSWER This is where many of the battles of the French and Indian War were fought

4. QUESTION Where is: New York State

5. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: Colonists believed that only their elected government had the right to tax them.

6. QUESTION What is: TRUE! Colonists wanted to have a strong say in their government

7. ANSWER The Patriots supported this claim

8. QUESTION What is: They supported FREEDOM from Great Britain

9. ANSWER The place where the FIRST battles of the American Revolution were fought

10. QUESTION What is: At Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts

11. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: The Declaration of Independence was accepted by British Leaders

12. QUESTION What is: FALSE! Nope! THERE WAS NO WAY THE BRITISH WERE GOING TO AGREE TO THE FREEDOM OF THE COLONISTS!

13. ANSWER This person wrote the Declaration of Independence

14. QUESTION Who is: Thomas Jefferson

15. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: A Loyalist is someone who supported the British during the American Revolution

16. QUESTION  TRUE - a Loyalist is someone who supports the British.

17. ANSWER This person led the Continental Army

18. QUESTION Who is: George Washington

19. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: New York’s central location and many waterways made it valuable to the British

20. QUESTION What is: SO TRUE! New York had the best and the British wanted it bad!

21. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: Benedict Arnold became one of the most famous traitors in American History

22. QUESTION What is: VERY TRUE!~ He was supposed to have been a Patriot, but he cheated on them with the Loyalist! BAD BOY!

23. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE: In the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans stopped the British from taking over New York. They also gained support from France and forced General Burgoyne to surrender!

24. QUESTION What is: ABSOLUTELY, YES! THIS PRETTY MUCH SUMMARIZES THE BATTLE OF SARATOGA

25. ANSWER This person set a field of wheat on fire so that the British would not be able to use food from her family’s farm.

26. QUESTION Who is: Catherine Schuyler

27. ANSWER This woman warned colonists that the British troops were approaching

28. QUESTION Who is: Sybil Ludington

29. ANSWER This person was an African American Patriot who fought against the British in the American Revolution

30. QUESTION Who is: James Forten

31. ANSWER The official meeting of leaders from the 13 colonists

32. QUESTION What is: The Continental Congress

33. ANSWER The last major battle of the American Revolution

34. QUESTION What is: The Battle of Yorktown

35. ANSWER The War between Britain and France

36. QUESTION What is: The French and Indian War

37. ANSWER The battle in which American soldiers stopped the British from taking over New York

38. QUESTION What is: The Battle of Saratoga

39. ANSWER War in which the 13 colonies fought for freedom from Great Britain

40. QUESTION What is: The American Revolution

41. ANSWER Britain’s lawmaking assembly

42. QUESTION What is: Parliament

43. ANSWER Money a government collects from its people

44. QUESTION What is: A tax

45. ANSWER This document explained why the colonies should be free from British rule

46. QUESTION What is: The Declaration of Independence

47. ANSWER This act taxed all newspapers and other official papers sold in the 13 colonies.

48. QUESTION What is: The Stamp Act

49. ANSWER A person who supported freedom from Britain was called this

50. QUESTION What is: A Patriot

51. ANSWER I am the person led an Iroquois army to help the British try to capture New York.

52. QUESTION Who is: Joseph Brant