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1. Welcome toAmerican Revolution Jeopardy

2. People Places Declaration Of Independence Causes People Part 2 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

3. 100 • Answer– The commander of the American army.

4. 100 • Question- Who was George Washington?

5. 200 • Answer- The writer of the Declaration of Independence.

6. 200 • Question— Who was Thomas Jefferson?

7. 300 • Answer— He taxed the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War.

8. 300 • Question— Who was King George III of England?

9. 400 • Answer– She took her husband’s place at the cannon after he was injured at the Battle of Monmouth.

10. 400 • Question– Who was Molly Pitcher?

11. 500 • Answer— He asked the King of France for money to help the Americans.

12. 500 • Question– Who was Benjamin Franklin?

13. 100 • Answer– The First and Second Continental Congresses met in this city.

14. 100 • Question– What is Philadelphia?

15. 200 • Answer— The American army spent the winter of 1777-1778 here.

16. 200 • Question— What is Valley Forge?

17. 300 • Answer— George Washington and his men surprised the British here on Christmas night, 1776.

18. 300 • Question— What is Trenton?

19. 400 • Answer— The English took control of Philadelphia after defeating the Americans here in September, 1777.

20. 400 • Question– What is the Battle of Brandywine?

21. 500 • Answer— The British attacked the Americans at night and killed 53 men.

22. 500 • Question— What is the Paoli Massacre?

23. 100 • Answer— The building where the Declaration was debated and voted upon.

24. 100 • Question— What is Independence Hall?

25. 200 • Answer— He wrote the first “sloppy copy” of the Declaration.

26. 200 • Question— Who is Thomas Jefferson?

27. 300 • Answer— The Declaration was approved on this day.

28. 300 • Question— What is July 4th, 1776?

29. 400 • Answer— The southern states would not vote for independence unless this issue was removed from the Declaration.

30. 400 • Question— What is slavery?

31. 500 • Answer— The Declaration was written and approved during this meeting.

32. 500 • Question— What is the Second Continental Congress?

33. 100 • Answer— King George III of England decided to do this to pay for the French and Indian War.

34. 100 • Question— What is tax the colonies?

35. 200 Answer - Stop buying imported English goods.

36. 200 • Question— What did the First Continental Congress agree to do?

37. 300 • Answer— Because the colonies stopped buying English goods.

38. 300 • Question— Why did the king stop taxing everything but tea?

39. 400 • Answer— Because the tax situation became very bad.

40. 400 • Question— Why did the colonies decide to meet as a group?

41. 500 • Answer- Because the Second Continental Congress decided to tell King George the colonies wanted their freedom.

42. 500 • Question— Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

43. 100 • Answer— She made the first American flag.

44. 100 • Question— Who was Betsy Ross?

45. 200 • Answer— A German officer who trained the Americans at Valley Forge.

46. 200 • Question— Who was Friedrich von Steuben?

47. 300 • Answer— An American General known for his risk-taking and his bad temper.

48. 300 • Question— Who was “Mad Anthony” Wayne?

49. 400 • Answer – He made uniforms for the American soldiers, even though he was not paid.

50. 400 • Question— Who was Samuel Wetherill?