1. Revolution Jeopardy
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2. Who Ridiculed the idea of rule by Kings?

3. Thomas Paine

4. Who introduced the Virginia resolution to Congress?

5. Richard Henry Lee

6. A formal complaint

7. A grievance

8. An introduction

9. Preamble

10. Paine’s Common Sense increased support for _________ in the colonies?

11. Independence

12. The Declaration of Independence is based on the idea of natural _____________ ?

13. Rights

14. Both Patriots and Loyalist were in a ________ at the start of 1776?

15. Minority

16. Committee members John Adams and _______ _______ suggested only minor changes to Jefferson’s writing in the Declaration of Independence?

17. Benjamin Franklin

18. A French noble called the ____ became a high ranking officer in Washington’s army?

19. Marquis de Lafayette

20. _____ was a German baron who directed the training of Washington’s army?

21. Friedrich von Steuben

22. Casimir Pulaski led and trained mounted troops called _____ for the Continental army?

23. Cavalry

24. In Trenton, Washington’s soldiers captured almost a thousand Hessian _____?

25. Mercenaries

26. True or False
In the summer of 1776 George Washington gathered his forces on Staten Island?

27. False, Sir William Howe

28. True of False Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called “The Crisis” the helped raise morale when American spirits were low?

29. True

30. True or False
The battle of Burgoyne is considered a turning point of the Revolutionary Way?

31. False, Saratoga

32. True or False
Washington’s army spent the hard winter of at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

33. False, Valley Forge

34. Paper money printed by congress?

35. Continentals

36. Head of a militia force that defended the frontier in the late 1770’s?

37. George Rogers Clark

38. Commander of the American ship Bonhomme Richard?

39. John Paul Jones

40. Sign up for duty?

41. Enlist

42. Most southern states (refused to accept/drafted) African Americans to serve as soilders?

43. Refused to accept

44. Americans offered payments to Native American groups who (remained neutral/fought against the British)?

45. Remained Neutral

46. The Louisiana governor secretly (helped/worked against) the American cause.

47. Helped

48. During the war, some 800 (privateers/warships) helped the Americans navy to harass British shipping?

49. Privateers

50. People who change sides in a conflict?

51. Traitors

52. General who took charge of the Continental army in the South in 1780

53. Nathanael Greene

54. British Commander who surrendered at Yorktown?

55. Charles Cornwallis

56. Fighters who work in small bands and make hit and run attacks?

57. Guerrillas

58. Following the capture of Charles Town, British took over all of _____ _____?

59. South Carolina

60. American General Daniel Morgan won a clear victory in the battle of ____?

61. Cowpens

62. The treaty ending the American Revolutionary War was signed in what city ____?

63. Paris

64. The ideals of Declaration of Independence helped to inspire leaders of the ______ Revolution in 1789?

65. French

66. Commander of the British army and the man who surrendered to Washington at Yorktown?

67. Charles Cornwallis

68. The man who had plans to turn over the fort of West Point in New York to the British?

69. Benedict Arnold

70. Commander and Chief of the Continental Army and the man who said no to being the first King of America?

71. George Washington

72. Who were the two American delegates sent to Paris to work out the details of the Treaty of Paris?

73. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams

74. Who was the Louisiana governor that helped the Americans by providing money and munitions to George Rogers Clark and other Americans?

75. Bernardo de Galves

76. The man who taught Washington’s army to march, improve their aim, attack with bayonets and turned raw recruits into soldiers?

77. Friedrich von Steuben

78. The man who wrote the 50 page pamphlet Common Sense ?

79. Thomas Paine

80. The man you said “I only regret that I have only one life to lose for my country” after being caught spying on the British in Long Island, NY?

81. Nathan Hale