2. With your host, Miss Wyss Social Studies JEOPARDY Revolutionary War Part 2

3. 4Wyss JEOPARDY Vocabulary True/ False Choosing Sides Leftovers 100 200 300 400 500500*500 Click here when done! Final Jeopardy!

4. Vocab 100 Fill in Blank…When British soldiers killed 5 people during a fight in Boston, angry colonists called it a what?  Massacre (Known as the Boston Massacre)

5. Vocab 200 What did the colonists write to explain why the colonies should be free from Britain?  Letter Letter  Document Document  Declaration Declaration  Newspaper Newspaper

6. Vocab 300 The British were able to capture Georgia and South Carolina by changing their what? A. PlanPlan B. StrategyStrategy C. CommanderCommander

7. Vocab 400 This world means unbearable A. AwfulAwful B. HarshHarsh C. IntolerableIntolerable

8. Vocab 500 DEFINITION: a rise in the prices of goods, this usually happens during war A. inflationinflation B. surplussurplus C. high taxeshigh taxes

9. True or False 100 A Patriot fired the first shot in the Revolutionary War. False! (Nobody knows for sure!)

10. True or False 200 Women helped a lot during the war. Some even joined the Continental Army. True!

11. True or False 300 Some Loyalists (colonists) supported Britain because some of them were worried that they would lose their jobs or businesses after the war was over.  True!

12. True or False 400 African Americans did not fight on either side during the war, they stayed neutral. False! They fought on BOTH sides because BOTH sides offered them freedom from slavery.

13. True or False * …. = 500 Signing the declaration was considered to be a crime called treason. ***To get full credit…you must also say, what was the penalty for treason at this time? *** True! The penalty was worse than jail time… it was hanging! Yikes!

14. Choosing Sides 100 What percent of people were Patriots? 100% 50% 30%

15. Choosing Sides 200 20% or 1/5 30% 0% What percent of people stayed loyal to Britain?

16. Daily Double Congratulations! The points you earn for this question will be doubled if you get it right!! Return to Question

17. Choosing Sides 300 Fill in Blank…What percentage of people remained neutral during the war? 30%

18. Choosing Sides 400 General Thomas Gage was a general for which side?  Britain or America?  Britain

19. Choosing Sides 500 France helped what side during the war? Britain or America? America

20. Leftovers 100 Why was the winter at Valley Forge hard on the American Army?  They had no commander They had no commander  There were too many British soldiers among them There were too many British soldiers among them  Little supplies, cold, scarce food Little supplies, cold, scarce food

21. Leftovers 200 Why did Britain want to tax the colonies in the first place? a.They owed money to the IndiansThey owed money to the Indians b.The French and Indian War cost a lot of moneyThe French and Indian War cost a lot of money c.They owed money to France and SpainThey owed money to France and Spain

22. Leftovers 300 What was the longest section in the Declaration of Independence?  A list of reasons why America should be independent A list of reasons why America should be independent  A list of complaints against the King A list of complaints against the King  A list of places the colonists wished they lived instead A list of places the colonists wished they lived instead

23. Leftovers 400 After the war was over, the King of England signed what document that officially declared America was independent? A. Treaty of Peace Treaty of Peace B. Treaty of Paris Treaty of Paris C. Treaty of Britain Treaty of Britain

24. Leftovers 500 What was the name of the brochure that pushed for independence and was written by Thomas Paine? A.Declaration of IndependenceDeclaration of Independence B. Common Sense PamphletCommon Sense Pamphlet C. Treaty of ParisTreaty of Paris

25. Final Jeopardy Before you see the question, please decide as a group how much money you would like to wager! You may not wager more money that what you have. If you wager and get the answer wrong, you will lose those points! Proceed to Question

26. Final Jeopardy: Challenge Question! Think about when the Revolutionary War officially started and ended to answer this…  About how many years did this war last? Click for answer!

27. Final Jeopardy Answer! Almost 8 years… Official Start: Battles of Lexington and Concord (Shot Heard Around the World): April 19, 1775 Official End: Signing of the Treaty of Paris: April 11, 1783

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41. Social Studies JEOPARDY Thank you for Playing!!! YOUR HW: STUDY FOR THE TEST! Test on Tuesday, April 22 nd