Fight For Freedom! The American Revolution

1. Jeopardy Fight For Freedom! The American Revolution

2. People Battles Random Random Number 2! 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 Final

3. 1,1 Thomas Paine I wrote a pamphlet entitled, Common Sense

4. 1,2 Battle of Bunker Hill After two unsuccessful charges, the British finally win this battle on the third.

5. 1,3 Why did some African Americans join the British during the Revolution? They were promised freedom

6. 1,4 What is the name of the treaty that ended the Revolution? The Treaty of Paris

7. 2,1 I was the commander of the Continental Army. George Washington

8. 2,2 In this battle the British were out to take weapons from the colonists and to arrest John Hancock. Battle of Lexington and Concord

9. 2,3 The Proclamation of 1763 What English law prevented the colonists from living west of the Appalachian Mountains?

10. 2,4 Answers may vary Why is fighting on home soil an advantage for the Colonists?

11. 3,1 I was in France during most of the Revolution trying to get the French army to join our cause. Ben Franklin / John Adams

12. 3,2 After this battle the British surrendered, ending the war. Yorktown

13. 3,3 How many people died in Valley Forge during the winter of 1777? Slightly more than 2000

14. 3,4 Unified them against the British What important positive effect did the Stamp Act have on the colonies?

15. 4,1 Sybil Ludington I rode 40 miles to warn the colonists that the British were attacking Danbury.

16. 4,2 After this battle the French joined the side of the Colonists. The Battle of Saratoga

17. 4,3 Name three advantages for the English Army during the Revolution Navy, better equipment, better training

18. 4,4 c. Hard fought battles with the British • This is not one of the reasons the winter at Valley Forge was so hard on the troops. • The Cold Winter • Diseases like Small Pox • Hard fought Battles with the British • A lack of food and supplies

19. 5,1 I was the British general who lost the battle of Saratoga. General John Burgoyne

20. 5,2 This is the name of the hill where the Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought. Breeds Hill

21. 5,3 What is the name of the British general who surrendered at Yorktown? General Charles Cornwallis

22. 5,4 He desperately needed soldiers in the army Why did Washington finally allow African Americans in the army?

23. Final Jeopardy! Roger Sherman & Robert Livingston. Thomas Jefferson wrote the bulk of the document. Name the two people other than Adams, Jefferson, and Franklin on the Committee to write the Declaration of Independence and who wrote the bulk of the document? 5,5