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2. Chapter 9: The Revolutionary War
Lesson 1: Americans and the Revolution
Lesson 2:
Fighting for Independence
Lesson 3:
Winning Independence
Lesson 4:
Effects of War
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3. Topic 1: 200
Question:
What were colonists who supported independence called?
Answer
Patriots
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4. Topic 1: 400
Question:
What were people who remained LOYAL to the king called?
Answer
Loyalists
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5. Topic 1: 600
Question:
How did women contribute to the war effort during the American Revolution?
Answer
They fought in battles
Brought soldiers water
Ran businesses and farms while husbands were away
Raised money for the war
Wrote about the American Revolution
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6. Topic 1: 800
Question:
What caused shortages of goods in the colonies during the American Revolution?
Answer
British blockades of American ports
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7. Topic 1: 1000
Question:
Because of the shortage of goods, shopkeepers charged extra-high prices for their crops or goods. What was this practice called?
Answer
profiteering
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8. Topic 2: 200
Question:
What river did George Washington cross for his sneak attack on Trenton, New Jersey?
Answer
The Delaware River
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9. Topic 2: 400
Question:
This was the German soldier who taught the American troops better ways to march and fight at Valley Forge.
Answer
Friedrech Wilheim von Stueben
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10. Topic 2: 600
Question:
What countries supported the Americans with soldiers, officers, and ships?
Answer
French
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11. Topic 2: 800
Question:
What did the Americans call the mercenaries that came from Germany?
Answer
Hessians
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12. Topic 2: 1000
Question:
Why was the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the war?
Answer
It showed Americans they might have a chance to win the war.
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13. Topic 3: 200
Question:
Why was Mary Ludwig Hays McCauley known as Molly Pitcher?
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She carried water to soldiers during battle
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14. Topic 3: 400
Question:
This traitor to the Americans led British attacks on Virginia towns.
Answer
Benedict Arnold
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15. Topic 3: 600 Question: Where did the British hope to win the war?
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In the southern colonies
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16. Topic 3: 800 Question: What did the signing of the Treaty of Paris do?
Answer
It ended the Revolutionary War
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17. Topic 3: 1000
Question:
How did Yorktown’s location help the Americans?
Answer
It made it easy for the Americans to circle around the British
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18. Topic 4: 200
Question:
What document changed the way some Americans viewed people’s rights?
Answer
The Declaration of Independence
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19. Topic 4: 400 Question: Michikinikwa was know as what? Answer
Little Turtle
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20. Topic 4: 600
Question:
How did the land policies of Congress effect Native Americans in the Northwest Territory?
Answer
Most Native Americans lost their land
Some tribes fought settlers
Some formed treaties with the government, most of which the government broke
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21. Topic 4: 800
Question:
What state was the first to abolish, or end slavery?
Answer
Massachusetts
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22. Topic 4: 1000
Question:
At the end of the war Congress didn’t have enough money to pay soldiers. Instead of money some soldiers received this.
Answer
land
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23. Topic 5: 200
Question:
Why did African Americans fight in the American Revolution?
Answer
They were promised there freedom if they fought.
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24. Topic 5: 400
Question:
Which side the Native Americans side with during the war?
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Some chose sides, many remained neutral
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25. Topic 5: 600
Question:
Who formed the nation’s first abolitionist group?
Answer
Quakers
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26. Topic 5: 800
Question:
What did the Northwest Ordinance say about slavery?
Answer
Slavery wouldn’t be allowed in states formed in the Northwest Territory
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27. Topic 5: 1000
Question:
What argument did Elizabeth Freeman use to win her freedom in court?
Answer
She argued all people where born equal
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28. Final Jeopardy Question:
The Northwest Ordinance set up a plan for governing the Northwest Territory and for forming new states in that region.
What does the word ordinance mean in the sentence above?
Answer
A set of laws
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