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WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? Revolutionary War Edition Created by Mrs. Kath, Adapted by Mrs. Chaves and Miss Dahl
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WHO WANTSTO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
Revolutionary War Edition
Created by Mrs. Kath, Adapted by Mrs. Chaves and Miss Dahl
The Rules
Build your fortune by answering multiple-choice questions correctly and moving up the ladder toward $1,000,000!
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 $300
2 $200
1 $100
The Rules
To win, you must answer each question correctly.
You can get help on 3 questions.
You will need a piece of paper to play. Number 1 –4 then start again 1 – 15.
Helpers must circle the number of a question if they help a contestant.
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 $300
2 $200
1 $100
Let’s Find our Contestants!
You will list the colonies in order from NORTH to SOUTH.
Write the letter for the northern most colony next to 1, then 2,
3 and 4 should be the southern most colony.
A. Virginia
B. New Hampshire
C. Pennsylvania
D. South Carolina
Put the colonies in order from North to South.
3. A. Virginia
2. C. Pennsylvania
1. B. New Hampshire
4. D. South Carolina
THE ANSWER:
You are ready to begin!
Write the letter of your answer next to the question number.
Q: What name would you call someone who sided
with the British? 15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 $300
2 $200
1 $100
A. Colonist
B. Patriot
C. Loyalist
D. Federalist
Q: After the battle of Saratoga, the ________
joined the Patriots in the
Revolutionary War.15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 $300
2 $200
1 � $100
A. British
B. Dutch
C. French
D. Spanish
Q: New York City was under ______ control through most of the
Revolutionary War.15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
A. American
B. British
C. Canadian
D. Dutch
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Which fort did the British lose in a battle that started the French and
Indian War?
A. Niagara
B. Orange
C. Tree
D. Duquesne
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Who read the Declaration of Independence to his troops in
New York?
A. King George III
B. George Washington
C. John Jay
D. Lord Cornwallis
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Who defeated British troops at the Battle of Saratoga?
A. Horatio Gates
B. Jacques Cartier
C. John Burgoyne
D. George Washington
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Who led “The Green Mountain Boys” to capture Fort Ticonderoga?
A. Banastre Tarleton
B. Francis Marion
C. Ethan Allen
D. Phyllis Wheatley
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Which Patriot said “Give me Liberty, or give me Death!”?
A. Samuel Adams
B. James Otis
C. George Washington
D. Patrick Henry
Q: Who was famous for his “Midnight Ride” warning Lexington of the
British invasion?15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
A. John Paul Jones
B. Paul Revere
C. Benedict Arnold
D. Patrick Henry
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?
A. George Washington
B. Horatio Gates
C. John Burgoyne
D. William Tavington
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Who spread the news of the British arrival in Danbury?
A. Sybil Ludington
B. Paul Revere
C. William Dawes
D. Ethan Allen
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 $125,000
11 � $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q : Patriots dumped tea into the harbors of which TWO cities:
A. New York and Philadelphia
B. Boston and Yorktown
C. Boston and New York
D. Charleston and Saratoga
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 $250,000
12 � $125,000
11 � $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: This treaty was signed to officially end the Revolutionary War:
A. The Treaty of Yorktown
B. The Treaty of Paris
C. The Treaty of New York
D. The Treaty of London
Q: Who founded the Sons of Liberty?
15 $1 MILLION
14 $500,000
13 � $250,000
12 � $125,000
11 � $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
A. Martha Washington
B. John Adams
C. King George III
D. Samuel Adams
15 $1 MILLION
14 � $500,000
13 � $250,000
12 � $125,000
11 � $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Q: Which of these acts of the British government said that soldiers
must be sheltered in colonists’
homes?A. The Tea Act
B. The Stamp Act
C. The Quartering Act
D. The Intolerable Act
15 � $1 MILLION
14 � $500,000
13 � $250,000
12 � $125,000
11 � $64,000
10 � $32,000
9 � $16,000
8 � $8,000
7 � $4,000
6 � $2,000
5 � $1,000
4 � $500
3 � $300
2 � $200
1 � $100
Congratulations!
You’ve become a
“Revolutionary War”
millionaire!
