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Thank you for acting as the leader of the Sons of Liberty and the Alarm Riders! Please explain the following to the players: 1.One player should open game board file on their computer. Turn on presentation mode to begin the game. 2.Each player should choose a side. One player will play as Paul Revere and the other student will play as British General Gage. The goal of the game is to be the first to reach Concord where your will find Sam Adams and John Hancock hiding as well as the minuteman arsenal. 3.As the group leader, take turns asking each player the questions about the Causes of the American Revolution in the following slides. You may also create your own questions. 4.If the player gets the question correct, they should click once on the large image of their character in the bottom left hand corner of the PowerPoint slide to advance their character toward Concord. Players with incorrect answers do not advance. 5.General Gage gets the first question. Please take a moment to explain each answer to both players. You are also the judge of their answers. Good luck!
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1.How would someone describe the financial condition of England after the French and Indian War? 2.From the English point of view, who should pay for the cost of the French and Indian War? 3.What was the purpose of the English sending large numbers of Redcoats to America after the French and Indian War? 4.What was the slogan used by American patriots to express their point of view before the American Revolution? 5.What was a British search warrant called that allowed Redcoats to search for smuggled goods anytime anywhere? Answers: Debt, Broke, Had No Money Answer: American Colonists Answer: To enforce British laws and taxes like policemen Answer: “No Taxation without Representation” Answer: Writ of Assistance
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6. The Proclamation Line of 1763 said that Americans may not move west of which mountain range? 7. Which British Act passed in 1765 forced American colonists to allow Redcoats to live in their homes? 8. The Stamp Act Passed in 1765 was a tax on which product? 9.What was one way American patriots protested the Stamp Act? 10. What forced the British to eventually repeal or get rid of the Stamp Act? Answer: Appalachian Answer: Quartering Act Answer: All paper products Answers: Protests, riots, tar and feather, boycott Answer: Boycott
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11.What was the meeting of colonial leaders led by James Otis and held in New York to protest the Stamp Act called? 12.What was the group that organized the protests against British actions before the American Revolution called? 13. Name at least one member or leader of the Sons of Liberty. 14. Which British act was a small tax on a series of items such as glass, paper, led, paint, tea, etc? 15. In which famous event in 1770 were 5 colonists accidentally killed by Redcoats? Answer: Stamp Act Congress Answer: Sons of Liberty Answers: Sam Adams, John Hancock, Paul Revere Answer: Townshend Acts Answer: Boston Massacre
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16. The Sons of Liberty used the Boston Massacre to convince more Americans to become patriots. Using media that is often bias to influence the opinions of others is known as? 17. After the Boston Massacre, which famous member of the Sons of Liberty made an etching and wrote a poem chronicling the event? 18.What was the name of the tea company that would have gotten a monopoly on tea sales after the Tea Act? 19. In which famous event did patriots dump tea into the harbor to protest the Tea Act? 20. What were the British acts designed to punish the people of Boston for the Tea Party called in America? Answers: propaganda Answers: Paul Revere Answers: East India Tea Company Answer: Boston Tea Party Answer: Intolerable Acts
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21. The American militia men outside of Boston were known as the? 22. What is the name given to the meeting of colonial leaders in Philadelphia after the Intolerable Acts in 1774? 23. The First Continental Congress encouraged every town in America to create a ____________ to protect themselves from the English? 24. Name one famous “alarm rider” before the Battle of Lexington and Concord. 25. The Battle of Lexington and Concord is sometimes know as the? ***** If you are still playing, you can make up your own additional questions Answer: minutemen Answer: First Continental Congress Answer: militia Answers: Paul Revere or William Dawes Answer: “Shot Heard Around The World”
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