Blank Jeopardy

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Independence Is Won
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This law made colonists buy a stamp for all paper
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What was the Stamp Act?
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How the colonists protested the British taxes
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What was the Boston Tea Party?
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A result of colonists anger about British
soldiers in Boston
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What was the Boston Massacre?
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Several laws passed in reaction to the Boston Tea
Party
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What were the Intolerable Acts?
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Special taxes imposed on many goods including tea
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What were the Townshend Acts?
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Dont fire until you see the whites of their eyes
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What was the Battle of Lexington Concord?
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The British surrendered to Washington here
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What was Yorktown, VA?
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This battle took place in Charlestown, MA
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What was the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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Washington crossed this to surprise the Redcoats
in Trenton on Christmas eve
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What was the Delaware River?
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The British wanted the colonists to help pay for
this
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What was the French Indian or Seven Years War?
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He rode to warn of the British attack
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Who was Paul Revere?
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He was appointed Commander in Chief in 1775
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Who wasGeorge Washington?
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British king who imposed taxes on the colonies
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Who was King George III?
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He started the Sons of Liberty
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Who wasSam Adams?
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French nobleman who helped the Continental Army
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Who wasLafayette?
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Name the colonists used to refer to British
soldiers
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What was Redcoats?
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A meeting of 12 colonies to plan how to work
together against the British
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What was the Continental Congress?
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A cold winter camp for the colonial soldiers
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What wasValley Forge?
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These colonists wanted to remain loyal to King
George
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Who were the Tories or Loyalists?
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Only about 1/3 of the colonists favored this
political change
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What was independence?
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The day the Declaration of Independence was
signed
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What was July 4, 1776?
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Phrase that explained the colonists strong
objection to British taxes
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What was No taxation without representation!?
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The author of the Declaration of Independence
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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A document explaining how the colonists felt
about British rule
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What was the Declaration of Independence?
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The official end to the conflict between the
colonies and Britain
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What was the Treaty of Paris?