Jeopardy! LeadersEventsTerms Strength/ Weakness Quotes Potpourri
Leaders BACK This man was the Spanish governor of Louisiana who attacked British from the south. Who is Bernardo de Galvez?
Leader This man was the naval hero in the Battle of Bonhamme Richard and Serapis, also said “I have not yet begun to fight”. Who is John Paul Jones? BACK
Leaders This man was the author of Common Sense and American Crisis and encouraged people to fight against British. Who is Thomas Paine? BACK
Leaders This man wrote the Declaration of Independence. Who is Thomas Jefferson? BACK
Leaders This man was a French General who became Washington’s most trusted advisor and helped in the Battle of Yorktown Who is Marquis de LaFayette? BACK
Events After the Revolutionary War, this was signed by 3 Americans (Ben Franklin, John Jay, John Adams What is Treaty of Paris? BACK
Events This was the turning point of the American Revolution because Europeans came to help them after they won. What is Battle of Saratoga? BACK
Events This battle Christmas night battle gave hope to the Patriots that Americans actually could beat Britain and encouraged enlistments. What is Battle of Trenton? BACK
Events The first battles of the Revolution occurred here. Who is Battle of Lexington and Concord? BACK
Events Americans suffered their greatest lost as they lost their entire Southern Army at these two battles. What is Battle of Charleston and Savannah? BACK
Terms Rights not capable of being taken away What is unalienable? BACK
Terms Foreign soldiers who fight to earn money: for example Hessians. What is a mercenary? BACK
Terms A privately owned ship that wartime government gives permission to attack an enemy's merchant ship What is privateer? BACK
Terms Small bands of fighters who weaken the enemy with surprise raids and hit-and-run attacks. What is guerilla warfare? BACK
Terms A Person that opposed war. (ex. Quakers) What is pacifist? BACK
Strength/Weakness Great leadership, knowledge of the battlegrounds, and foreign aid. What is American Strength? BACK
Strength/Weakness Very little money, supplies, and amunition, and no military discipline. What is American Weakness? BACK
Strength/Weakness – 300 Had soldiers (mercenaries) that had no interest/purpose in fighting What is British Weakness? BACK
Strength/Weakness More soldiers, military supplies, better clothing, and better trained troops What is British Strength? BACK
Strength/Weakness Underestimation, unaccustomed to wilderness, 3000 miles separated from home ground, and soldiers with no interest. What is British Weakness? BACK
Quotes "Could I have foreseen what I have, and am likely to experience, no consideration upon earth should have induced me to accept this command" Who is George Washington? BACK
Quote "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman Who is Thomas Paine? BACK
Quote " I have not yet begun to fight," Who is John Paul Jones? BACK
Quote " If a country is not worth protecting, it is not worth claiming." Who is George Rogers Clark? BACK
Quote "Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes!" What is Colonel William Prescott At battle of Bunker Hill? BACK
Potpourri The Americans had certain Advantages that let them win. Name 3 advantages What is Better Leadership, Foreign Aid, Knowledge of the Land, and Motivation? BACK
Potpourri The Americans obeyed all conditions of the Treaty of Paris but two conditions. Name them What is Repaying Prewar Debt and Returning Loyalist Property? BACK
Potpourri This idea for a government replaced the monarchy after declaring independence. What is republicanism? BACK
Potpourri What were the 2 conditions that British ignored? What is returning runaway slaves and giving up military outposts in the Great Lakes area, such as Fort Detroit? BACK
Potpourri How much did the States owe after the Revolutionary War? What is $27 million? BACK