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Colonists who believed the British had become tyrants. A 200
Patriots
These Acts were put in place to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. A 400
Coercive Acts A 400
During the 1760’s American colonists rebelled against parliament for doing this. A 600
Raising Taxes in the colonies. A 600
Americans suffered their greatest defeat of the Revolutionary War here. (Towny or Tunie) A 800
Charles Town A 800
This piece of legislation gave land (Present day Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Indiana) to the British. A 1000
Quebec Act. A 1000
First Cash Crop of the South. B 100
Tobacco B 200
The first successful British Colony. B 400
Jamestown B 400
Governor of Massachusetts B 600
Thomas Gage B 600
Mercenaries Hired by the British Gov’t. B 800
Hessians. B 800
This armed conflict is misnamed as it is often called the French and Indian War. B 1000
Seven Years War B 1000
Colonists who supported the British. C 200
Loyalists C 200
The British Parliament needed the colonies to pay new taxes to… C 400
To pay off Britain’s war debt. C 400
The intolerable acts were the _____ Acts and The ______ act. C 600
Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act. C 600
DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager
The biggest turning point of the war for the colonists, was this battle. C 800
Saratoga C 800
Paying for the war was difficult for the continental congress because….. C 1000
They lacked the power to tax. C 500
“I have not yet begun to fight.” D 200
John Paul Jones D 200
This man was nominated to head the Continental Army after wearing his British Army uniform to Virginia Counsel meetings. D 400
George Washington D 400
This man can be considered one of the most infamous traitors of American History. D 600
Benedict Arnold D 600
“I only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country.” D 800
Nathan Hale D 400
British General who surrendered to the Americans at York Town. D 1000
Charles Cornwallis D 1000
Author of the New Jersey Plan. E 200
William Patterson E 200
Author of the Virginia Plan. E 400
James Madison E 400
Colonial forces received aid from these two countries. E 600
Spain and France E 600
This person pledged large amounts of money and arranged for foreign loans to finance the American War effort. E 800
Robert Morris E 800
George Washington crossed this river to ambush British and German forces on Christmas of E 1000
Delaware. E 1000
This document gave most Government power to the states. F 200
Articles of Confederation F 200
The first country to recognize the United States as a “Sovereign Nation.” F 400
France F 400
Only these men were allowed to vote in the election of F 600
White Land Owners F 600
The “Great Compromise” added this clause to appease Southern states regarding slaves. F 800
Three-Fifths Compromise F 800
French Military Officer that helped Washington train soldiers at Valley Forge. F 1000
Marquis de Lafayette F 1000
The Final Jeopardy Category is: Figures of a Revolution Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin
After Colonists attacked British soldiers in this city George III declared the colonies “Open and avowed enemies of the crown.” Click on screen to continue
Quebec Click on screen to continue
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