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200 400 600 800 1000 So, you want a Revolution? Plymouth Rocked Yo ;) Is that a wig… Or are you just happy to see me? Who do you think you are? A Nation’s Beginnings Born on the 4 th of July
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Colonists who believed the British had become tyrants. A 200
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Patriots
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These Acts were put in place to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. A 400
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Coercive Acts A 400
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During the 1760’s American colonists rebelled against parliament for doing this. A 600
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Raising Taxes in the colonies. A 600
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Americans suffered their greatest defeat of the Revolutionary War here. (Towny or Tunie) A 800
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Charles Town A 800
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This piece of legislation gave land (Present day Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana) to the British. A 1000
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Quebec Act. A 1000
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First Cash Crop of the South. B 100
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Tobacco B 200
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The first successful British Colony. B 400
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Jamestown B 400
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Governor of Massachusetts B 600
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Thomas Gage B 600
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Mercenaries Hired by the British Gov’t. B 800
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Hessians. B 800
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This armed conflict is misnamed as it is often called the French and Indian War. B 1000
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Seven Years War B 1000
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Colonists who supported the British. C 200
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Loyalists C 200
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The British Parliament needed the colonies to pay new taxes to… C 400
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To pay off Britain’s war debt. C 400
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The intolerable acts were the _____ Acts and The ______ act. C 600
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Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act. C 600
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DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
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The biggest turning point of the war for the colonists, was this battle. C 800
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Saratoga C 800
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Paying for the war was difficult for the continental congress because….. C 1000
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They lacked the power to tax. C 500
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“I have not yet begun to fight.” D 200
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John Paul Jones D 200
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This man was nominated to head the Continental Army after wearing his British Army uniform to Virginia Counsel meetings. D 400
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George Washington D 400
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This man can be considered one of the most infamous traitors of American History. D 600
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Benedict Arnold D 600
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“I only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country.” D 800
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Nathan Hale D 400
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British General who surrendered to the Americans at York Town. D 1000
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Charles Cornwallis D 1000
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Author of the New Jersey Plan. E 200
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William Patterson E 200
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Author of the Virginia Plan. E 400
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James Madison E 400
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Colonial forces received aid from these two countries. E 600
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Spain and France E 600
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This person pledged large amounts of money and arranged for foreign loans to finance the American War effort. E 800
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Robert Morris E 800
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George Washington crossed this river to ambush British and German forces on Christmas of 1776. E 1000
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Delaware. E 1000
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This document gave most Government power to the states. F 200
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Articles of Confederation F 200
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The first country to recognize the United States as a “Sovereign Nation.” F 400
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France F 400
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Only these men were allowed to vote in the election of 1779. F 600
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White Land Owners F 600
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The “Great Compromise” added this clause to appease Southern states regarding slaves. F 800
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Three-Fifths Compromise F 800
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French Military Officer that helped Washington train soldiers at Valley Forge. F 1000
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Marquis de Lafayette F 1000
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The Final Jeopardy Category is: Figures of a Revolution Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
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After Colonists attacked British soldiers in this city George III declared the colonies “Open and avowed enemies of the crown.” Click on screen to continue
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Quebec Click on screen to continue
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