1. Causes of The American Revolution
Jeopardy
Causes of
The American Revolution

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3. Add 100
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4. Add 200
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5. Add 300
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6. Add 400
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7. Add 500
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8. Incorrect, but this is a tough one!
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9. Subtract 400
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10. Subtract 300
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11. Subtract 200
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12. Subtract 100
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13. Terms for 100 What is a boycott? A – When you support a cause.
B – When you refuse to buy certain goods.
C – When you dishonestly influence others.
D – When you attack from a hidden place.

14. People for 100
___ helped establish the Sons of Liberty, a secret resistance group.
A – John Adams
B – Benjamin Franklin
C – Samuel Adams
D – George Washington

15. Laws for 100 Rule by the military. A – salutary neglect
B – martial law
C – mercantilism
D – federalism

16. “Acts” for 100
Parliament passed the ___, requiring colonists to pay a direct tax on a variety of printed items.
A – Stamp Act
B – Declaratory Act
C – Intolerable Act
D – Townshend Act

17. Colonists held the Boston Tea Party to protest the:
Actions for 100
Colonists held the Boston Tea Party to protest the:
A – Declaratory Act
B – Quartering Act
C – Boston Massacre
D – Tea Act

18. People for 200 ___ were members of the Massachusetts militia.
A – committees of correspondence
B – Native Americans
C – loyalists
D – minutemen

19. Laws for 200 The ___ Act required colonists to house British soldiers.
A – Townshend Act
B – Housing Act
C – Intolerable Act
D – Quartering Act

20. “Acts” for 200 The Sugar Act was enacted by Britain in an effort to:
A – reduce colonial smuggling.
B – prevent colonial importing of sugar.
C – increase colonial exporting of sugar
D – raise money to carry on war with France.

21. Actions for 200
Colonists called the confrontation between British soldiers and civilians in March of 1770 “the Boston Massacre” in order to:
A – encourage Parliament to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
B – inspire foreign countries to support the colonies.
C – describe the event as truthfully as possible.
D – sway public opinion against the British.

22. Terms for 200
According to the theory of ___, a nation could increase its wealth and power by obtaining as much gold and silver as possible, and by establishing a favorable balance of trade.
A – nullification
B – salutary neglect
C – capitalism
D – mercantilism

23. Terms for 300
Then Enlightenment was a movement that emphasized the value of:
A – reason
B – religion
C – miracles
D – emotionalism

24. People for 300 The committees of correspondence were:
A – a network set up to inform other colonies of ways that Britain threatened colonial rights.
B – groups of soldiers chosen to defend the colonies.
C – responsible for the Boston Massacre
D – the British governing body in the colonies

25. Laws for 300 The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to:
A – restrict colonial trade.
B – expand colonial trade.
C – strengthen England’s navy.
D – make the colonies self-sufficient.

26. “Acts” for 300
The British passed the Coercive Acts, and the colonists felt they were:
A – illegal
B – irresponsible
C – intolerable
D – idiotic

27. Actions for 300
As a result of ___ Britain gained control of North America.
A – The French and Indian War
B – The Proclamation of 1763
C – The Stono Rebellion
D – Pontiac’s Rebellion

28. Terms for 400
The movement known as the Great Awakening encouraged people to:
A – renew their dedication to God.
B – reject religion.
C – submit to traditional church authority.
D – use the scientific method to find religious meaning.

29. The author of Common Sense:
People for 400
The author of Common Sense:
A – Thomas Jefferson
B – Benjamin Franklin
C – Thomas Paine
D – James Madison

30. The Treaty of Paris, 1763 ended:
Laws for 400
The Treaty of Paris, 1763 ended:
A – The French and Indian War
B – The Proclamation of 1763
C – The Boston Tea Party
D – The Revolutionary War

31. “Acts” for 400
Which of the following was not part of the Intolerable Acts?
A – Boston Harbor was shut down.
B – Parliament had the right to tax the colonies.
C – Massachusetts was put under martial law.
D – The Quartering Act.

32. Actions for 400
The first fighting between redcoats and minutemen occurred during the:
A – Boston Massacre
B – Battle of Lexington
C – Battle of Concord
D – Battle of Bunker Hill

33. Terms for 500
England’s policy of “salutary neglect” allowed the colonies to increase their:
A – trade with foreign nations.
B – representation in Parliament.
C – legal rights under English law.
D – control of day-to-day activities.

34. People for 500
This financial expert was chosen by King George III to serve as Prime Minister in the hope that he could solve the financial problems caused by the French and Indian War.
A – William Pitt
B – George Grenville
C – George Washington
D – Thomas Paine

35. “Acts” for 500
The ___ taxed imports such as glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
A – Importation Acts
B – Intolerable Acts
C – Townshend Acts
D – Coercive Acts

36. Actions for 500
The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774 and:
A – wrote the Declaration of Independence
B – issued the Olive Branch Petition
C – wrote the Declaration of Colonial Rights
D – wrote the Constitution

37. Laws for 500 The Proclamation of 1763 was an attempt by Britain to:
A – stop settlement west of the the Appalachians.
B – encourage settlement west of the Appalachians.
C – force France off the North American continent.
D – claim Canada and North America east of the Mississippi.