Revolutionary War Jeopardy

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Revolutionary WarJeopardy

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Ms. Williams, Ms. Fogarty, Ms. Catalano


Revolutionary War

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Causes Of Rev.

War

Battles Vocabulary

NY and the War

Government

Extras


Colonists thought the laws passed by the British

government were unfair for this reason.

Causes of Rev. War: 1-100


Answer :

The colonists had no representation in Parliament and could not help

make the laws.


This act prevented colonists from printing their own money.

Causes of Rev. War: 1-200


Answer 1-200:

What it the Currency Act?


This act caused a huge protest in Boston, Massachusetts.

Causes of Rev. War : 1-300


Answer 1-300:

What was the Tea Act?


This act required a special stamp to be placed on all

legal documents, newspapers and playing cards.



Answer 1-400:

What was the Stamp Act?


This act states that colonists must provide soldiers with food and

shelter.



Answer 1-500:

What is the Quartering Act?


This was the first American victory in the Revolutionary War.

Battles of Rev. War: 2 - 100


Answer 2-100:

What was the Battle of Fort Ticonderoga?


This was the important event that happened after the Battle of

Saratoga.

Battles of Rev. War : 2 - 200


Answer 2-200:

What is the French joined the war on the side of the Americans. This was

the turning point in the war.


This Army lost the battle in New York City.



Answer 2-300:

What is the Continental Army?


“The shot heard ‘round the world” was from this battle.



Answer 2-400:

What was the Battle of Lexington and Concord?


The last major battle of the Revolutionary War.



Answer 2-500:

What was the Battle of Yorktown?


The Treaty of Paris stated these three things.

Vocabulary: 3-100


Answer 3-100:

What is that they agree the US is a free and independent country. Britain gave up its land east of

Mississippi and gave up land south of Canada?


Its called this when goods are sent from one country to another.

Vocabulary : 3-200


Answer 3-200:

What is an import?


This is an event that causes an important change.

Vocabulary : 3-300


Answer 3-300:

What is the turning point?


This person remains loyal to the king of England.

Vocabulary : 3-400


Answer 3-400:

What is a loyalist?


Citizens of New York show this when they honor the United States flag.

Vocabulary : 3-500


Answer 3-500:

What is Patriotism?


If the British captured New York they could cut off these two things.

New York and the War: 4-100


Answer 4-100:

What was supplies and communication to the other

colonies?


New Yorkers did this in protest of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.

New York and the War : 4-200


Answer 4-200:

What is they boycotted, or stopped buying, British goods/products?


New Yorkers boycotted British goods in protest of the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts did this to

New York’s economy.



Answer 4-300:

What hurt New York’s economy?


General Burgoyne’s plan to defeat the Patriots in Albany, New York.



Answer 4-400:

What was to attack Albany, New York from the North, West and

South.


The plan to defeat Albany was a failure for this reason.



Answer 4-500:

What is that the army coming from the west got stopped because they were waiting for the Patriots to surrender.

Those coming from the south were also stopped because of a battle. Patriots send soldiers to Saratoga and met the British there. The battle took place in

Saratoga and became the turning point in the war.


In New York’s Constitution there is a

special rule that says this.

Government: 5 - 100


Answer 5 - 100:

What is that every twenty years the people can vote on changing the

Constitution of New York?


The delegates in the New York’s Constitutional Convention who

voted against the Constitution said they would change there votes if this

was added.

Government: 5 - 200

Daily Double!!!


Answer 5 - 200:

What is the Bill of Rights?


A government in which people rule.

Government: 5 - 300


Answer 5 - 300:

What is a Democracy?


These are the three branches of government.

Government: 5 - 400


Answer 5 - 400:

What are the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches?


The Executive Branch does this in our government.

Government: 5 - 500


Answer 5-500:

What is the Executive Branch carries out the laws?


It took this many years from the time the last major battle was over until

the Treaty of Paris was signed.

Extras: 6 - 100


Answer 6-100:

What was two years?


Extra: 6 - 200

The was the man who fought on the Patriots side and later became a traitor. (He then fought for the

British and gave important plans to the British about West Point).


Answer 6-200:

Who was Benedict Arnold?


This man signed the Constitution in really large cursive so that the

British could see his name.

Extra: 6 - 300


Answer 6-300:

Who was John Hancock?


This man wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Extra: 6 - 400


Answer 6-400:

Who was Thomas Jefferson?


This man came up with the Plan of Union.

Extra: 6 - 500


Answer 6-500:

Who was Benjamin Franklin?

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