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$100 Question from Causes The quote that expresses the anger of the colonist’s about their treatment by the British is “____ __________without ________________”

$100 Answer from Causes “No taxation without representation”

$200 Question from Causes What did Britain do to help finance their debt from the French and Indian War?

$200 Answer from Causes  Tax colonists on various items and force them to only buy British tea.

$300 Question from Causes List five reasons, acts, taxes or events that led to the Revolution.

$300 Answer from Causes Possible Answers:  Colonies had no representation in Parliament  Tea tax  Boston Tea Party  Stamp Act  Sugar Act  Intolerable Acts

$400 Question from Causes How did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense influence the Declaration of Independence?

$400 Answer from Causes Thomas Paine’s Common Sense made people think differently about their King, and that people should make the laws not Kings and Queens causing many to feel the need to become independent.

$500 Question from Causes List two arguments of the Declaration of Independence.

$500 Answer from Causes Main Arguments  People establish government to protect those rights  People are born with certain unalienable rights such as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness  The colonists had the right to break away from Britain  Laws should be made by the people and not by Kings and Queens  The government should protect the people not oppress them.

$100 Question from More Causes/Vocab Militia

$100 Answer from More Causes/Vocab An informal army/Group of people who receive minimal training to become soldiers

$200 Question from More Causes/Vocab Propaganda

$200 Answer from More Causes/Vocab Information which is false or emphasizes just one side, usually used by a political party in order to get people to join their side.

$300 Question from More Causes/Vocab Patriotism/Morale

$300 Answer from More Causes/Vocab Patriotism: having or expressing love and pride in your country Morale: A particular way of feeling, confidence

$400 Question from More Causes/Vocab Use the word treaty in a sentence relevant to the American Revolution

$400 Answer from More Causes/Vocab The United States and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris which ended the American Revolution.

$500 Question from More Causes/Vocab How did various taxes, acts and events trigger the American Revolution and why?

$500 Answer from More Causes/Vocab Acts such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Tea Tax led colonists to be angry about being taxed without representation in Parliament. This causes colonists to think about the way they were being treated and eventually starting a revolution.

$100 Question from Influential People and Writings What did Thomas Paine argue in his pamphlet Common Sense?

$100 Answer from Influential People and Writings Kings should make the laws America had the right for economic independence and to have an army for self defense. Argued against the monarchy. Etc..

$200 Question from Influential People and Writings What roles did George Washington and Thomas Jefferson play during the revolution?

$200 Answer from Influential People and Writings George Washington was Commander and Chief of the Continental Army. Thomas Jefferson was the major author of the Declaration of Independence.

$300 Question from Influential People and Writings Explain the purpose of the First Continental Congress and outcomes of the Second Continental Congress.

$300 Answer from Influential People and Writings First Continental Congress: Debated about whether to become independent or seek peace. Wrote the Declaration of Rights Second Continental Congress: Created the Continental Army, commanded by George Washington and wrote the Olive Branch Petition as a last effort to seek harmony with Britain.

$400 Question from Influential People and Writings Explain the reasons that George Washington was such a great commander and respected leader.

$400 Answer from Influential People and Writings George Washington was a master of military strategy, and pushed his soldiers and stuck with them in tough times leading him to become well respected.

$500 Question from Influential People and Writings What did Thomas Jefferson mean when he said people have “unalienable rights” like life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

$500 Answer from Influential People and Writings Thomas Jefferson said that people are born with certain rights which you can not take away, which is the right to live, be free and have opportunity for happiness.

$100 Question from Key Events This was the sight of the first battle of the Revolutionary War.

$100 Answer from Key Events Battle of Lexington and Concord

$200 Question from Key Events What was the Boston Tea Party?

$200 Answer from Key Events Patriots, led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere, threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

$300 Question from Key Events What was the name of the event in which colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers?

$300 Answer from Key Events Explain what happened in the winter of Valley Forge

$400 Question from Key Events What occurred at the approval of the Declaration of Independence?

$400 Answer from Key Events Death rates rose to 10 men a day, lack of clothing, shelter and food. Told they had 8 months worth of food, really had 8 days worth. Washington stuck with his troops.

$500 Question from Key Events What were some key events that occurred during the Revolutionary War? Name at least four.

$500 Answer from Key Events Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party First Continental Congress Battle of Lexington and Concord Approval of Declaration of Independence Winter at Valley Forge Battle of Yorktown Signing of the Treaty of Paris

$100 Question from Results and Impacts What were two main points of the Treaty of Paris?

$100 Answer from Results and Impacts The British would recognize the United states as and independent country. Extended boundaries for colonial expansion west.

$200 Question from Results and Impacts How did the United States face difficulties economically after the war?

$200 Answer from Results and Impacts British and Spanish blockades Couldn't trade because Spain closed the mouth of the Mississippi river for colonial trade. Spain placed tariffs once they reopened it to colonists. British blockaded trade to the West Indies.

$300 Question from Results and Impacts How did the revolution have an impact on the status of women?

$300 Answer from Results and Impacts The women's sphere of Influence expanded outside the home and were given the right to own a business or property separately from their husband and even divorce in NJ.

$400 Question from Results and Impacts How did the war impact the treatment of African Americans?

$400 Answer from Results and Impacts Because of the war many colonist’s felt that the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness should extend to slaves as well. Led to formation of abolition groups.

$500 Question from Results and Impacts How did Patriotism and morale influence the colonists victory in the American Revolution?

$500 Answer from More Key Events The Patriots love for their country pushed them through difficult times and helped them get over a series of clear advantages the British had over the Americans.

Final Jeopardy What three advantages helped the American colonists win the Revolutionary War?

Final Jeopardy Answer  Colonists ’ defense of their own land, principles and beliefs  Patriotism  Strong leadership