Instructions To use this template: –for each slide write the correct answer on the orange bar first –choose which option (A,B,C or D) and make sure you write the letter on the orange bar in place of the question mark –Now drag the orange bar on top of the correct option so it sits exactly over the top - now when you click through the onscreen animation, the correct answer will appear to be illuminated –View the next slide to see how it should look

$1,000,000 Example of how it looks when complete, click on-screen show to view the animations B - correct answer A - answer C - answer D - answer B - correct answer

Who wants to be a Millionaire? Hosted by Mrs. Barbour

Confident?

The Prizes 1 - $ $ $ $1, $2, $4, $8, $16, $32, $64, $125, $250, $500, $1,000,000

Lifelines “Phone a friend” Ask the audience

$100 The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited the colonists from moving west of the? B – Ohio River A – Louisiana Territory C – Appalachian Mountains D – Mississippi River C – Appalachian Mountains

$200 Between 1765 and 1774 the main cause of conflict between Great Britain and the colonists were? B - land A – defense C –religious tolerance D – trade and taxes

$500 The Revolutionary War officially began at the Battle of? B - Yorktown A - Saratoga C – Valley Forge D – Concord and Lexington

$1,000 Which European powers fought the French and Indian War? B – France and the Iroquois A – France and Great Britain C – France and the colonists D – France and Spain A – France and Great Britain

$2,000 Who was at the Boston Massacre and did an engraving of it? B – Ethan Adams A – Sam Adams C – Crispus Attucks D – Paul Revere

$4,000 Who was the author of Common Sense? B – Thomas Jefferson A – John Locke C –Tom Paine D – Benjamin Franklin C – Tom Paine

$8,000 When the Revolutionary War began, which was NOT a British strength? B – a superior navy A – greater wealth C – a well-trained army D – more allies willing to fight

$16,000 Ultimately, the Americans won the Revolutionary War because? B – Americans retreated often A – British failed to capture cities C – The French provided help D – Loyalists refused to help British C – The French provided help.

$32,000 Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion? B -Nationalists A - Separatists C - Patriots D - Loyalists

$64,000 What closed the port of Boston? B –Coercive Act A – Declaratory Act C – Townshend Act D –None of the above B – Coercive Act

$125,000 What ordered the American colonists to provide barracks for the British soldiers? B – Proclamation of 1763 A – Writs of assistance C – Quartering Act D – Tea Act C – Quartering Act

$250,000 Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? B – Ben Franklin A – Tom Paine C – Thomas Jefferson D – George Washington C – Thomas Jefferson

$500,000 What did Americans hope to gain from a Revolution? B – human rights A –racial equality C – self-government D - taxation C – self-government

$1,000,000 During the 18 th century, what was the economic system of the British Empire? B - capitalism A - feudalism C - mercantilism D – free trade C - mercantilism

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