1. Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
50: POLL PHONE-A-FRIEND
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Lifeline icons on the question slides are hyperlinks which will take you to the lifeline screen. To return to the game, you may right click on the screen, choose Go, Previously Viewed. This should return you to the question slide. Alternatively, left click as usual to return to the game board, then click on the highest number that has been previously selected (in gold to indicate a followed hyperlink).
To utilize the 50:50 option, the moderator may tell the contestant which two options to disregard or, use Control-P to change the mouse arrow to a pen. Draw a line through two incorrect responses, then use Control-A to change the pen back into an arrow and continue with the game.
Clicking on the action button on the phone handset image of the Phone a Friend lifeline slide will hyperlink to the Ask Jeeves web site where the participant may ask for help.
Created by Terri Street
Copyright, 2000

2. 1,000,000
500,000
250,000
125,000
64,000
32,000
16,000
8,000
4,000
2,000
1,000
500
300
200
100

3. Click to return to question, Cont-P to switch to the pen, cross out two incorrect answers, then Cont-A to switch back to pointer.

4. Click to return to the question and poll the class

5. Click on link to Ask Jeeves, or click on this oval to return to question and ask a friend

6. A. Spanish & French B. French & Indians C. Spanish & Indians
Before the revolution, the British thought it was fair to tax the colonists to help pay the expenses they had run up fighting which of the following?
A. Spanish & French
B. French & Indians
C. Spanish & Indians
D. Colonists & Indians

7. B. French & Indians
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8. A. liberty B. pursuit of happiness C. property D. life
According to the writers of the Declaration of Independence, which of the following is NOT an unalienable right?
A. liberty
B. pursuit of happiness
C. property
D. life

9. C. property
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10. Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
A. Saratoga
B. Lexington
C. Philadelphia
D. Plymouth

11. B. Lexington
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12. The 2nd Continental Congress’ MOST important accomplishment was--
A. approval of Bill of Rights
B. Development of the Articles of
Confederation
C. approval of Bill of Rights
D. creation of the Declaration
of Independence

13. D. creation of Declaration of Independence
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14. A. Patrick Henry B. Samuel Adams C. Daffy Duck D. Thomas Jefferson
Who Am I?
I played many roles in the Revolution—organized opposition to Stamp Act; helped plan the Boston Tea Party; I am considered "most dangerous man in Massachusetts"
A. Patrick Henry
B. Samuel Adams
C. Daffy Duck
D. Thomas Jefferson

15. B. Samuel Adams
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16. A. recognition of independence B. boundaries extended to Canada
The Treaty of Paris (1783) gave the newly formed U.S. all of the following EXCEPT
A. recognition of independence
from Britain
B. boundaries extended to Canada
in the north
C. closure of all British
ports in the west
D. territory as far west as
Mississippi

17. C. closure of all British ports in the west
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18. Which of the following battles is considered a turning point for the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
A. Battle of Lexington
B. Battle of Saratoga
C. Battle of Trenton
D. Battle of Yorktown

19. B. Battle of Saratoga
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20. A. mercantilism B. unalienable rights
Many of the protests and demonstrations that followed the Stamp Act and Intolerable Acts were examples of which of the following?
A. mercantilism
B. unalienable rights
C. civil disobedience
D. Parliament

21. C. civil disobedience
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22. Which is the CORRECT role played by Mercy Otis Warren?
A. contributor to writing
the Declaration of Independence
B. poet who fought in the revolution
C. negotiator for U.S.
D. propaganda writer for the
Patriot cause

23. D. propaganda writer for the
Patriot cause
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24. What is this definition describing?
A system by which a nation increases its wealth and power by obtaining gold and silver from its colonies; includes the theory that a colony exists for the economic benefit of the mother (Great Britain) country.
What is this definition describing?
A. unalienable rights
B. Parliament
C. civil disobedience
D. mercantilism

25. D. mercantilism
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26. A. Stamp & Intolerable Acts
In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson wrote grievances against the King of England, including taxation without representation, quartering of troops in colonial homes, and search without warrants. Which of the following actions by King George provided examples that moved the colonists to prepare these documents?
A. Stamp & Intolerable Acts
B. Intolerable Acts
C. Stamp Act
D. none of these

27. A. Stamp & Intolerable Acts
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28. Which of the following is the correct sequence of the above acts?
Boston Tea Party
Townsend Acts
Stamp Act
Intolerable Acts
A. I, II, III, IV
B. III, II, I, IV
C. II, III, IV, I
D. III, I, IV, II

29. B. III, II, I, IV
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30. A. Poor Richard’s Almanac B. The Federalist Papers
Thomas Jefferson: Declaration of Independence:: Thomas Paine: ___________________
A. Poor Richard’s Almanac
B. The Federalist Papers
C. Common Sense
D. The Constitution

31. C. Common Sense
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32. B. Washington’s Confederation
After suffering several defeats, Washington took his troops out of the fight in order to train them into a more professional army. During this time, the young colonial army faced one of its severest tests as they suffered through starvation and frostbite. Those who remained, came out a dedicated, united fighting force that was able to turn the tide of the war the next year.
Which event is described above?
A. French & Indian War
B. Washington’s Confederation
C. Valley Forge
D. Boston Massacre

33. C. Valley Forge
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34. A. ratified the Articles of D. announced independence
In 1776, thirteen colonies in North America did which of the following?
A. ratified the Articles of
Confederation
B. ratified the federal
Constitution
C. establishment of the
U.S. of America
D. announced independence
from Great Britain

35. A. ratified the Articles of
Confederation

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37. Thanks for playing!