POWERPOINT JEOPARDY

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American Revolution Edition
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Who Said It? Who Did It? Where Was That? Where Did I Read That? Misc.
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Question 1 - 10

• When in the course of human events it becomes
  necessary for one people to dissolve the
  political bands which have connected them

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Answer 1 10

• Who was
• Thomas Jefferson?

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Question 1 - 20

• He declared the American Colonies to be in
• Open and avowed rebellion.

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Answer 1 20

• Who is
• King George III?

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Question 1 - 30

• Of more worth is one honest man to society than
  all the crowned ruffians who ever lived.

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Answer 1 30

• Who is
• Thomas Paine?

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Question 1 - 40

• We fight, get beat, rise, and fight again.

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Answer 1 40

• Who was
• General Nathaniel Greene?

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Question 1 - 50

• I know not what course others may take but as
  for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

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Answer 1 50

• Who is Patrick Henry?

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Question 2 - 10

• The Primary Author of the Declaration of
  Independence.

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Answer 2 10

• Who is
• Thomas Jefferson?

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Question 2 - 20

• These two founding fathers helped Thomas
  Jefferson edit and revise the Declaration of
  Independence.

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Answer 2 20

• Who are
• Benjamin Franklin
• and
• John Adams?

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Question 2 - 30

• This group of Americans joined the fight for
  independence, hoping it would lead to the end of
  slavery.

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Answer 2 30

• Who are
• African Americans?

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Question 2 - 40

• This British General was responsible for their
  surrender at Yorktown he was so ashamed, he
  played sick to avoid taking part in the
  ceremony.

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Answer 2 40

• Who was
• Lord Charles Cornwallis?

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Question 2 - 50

• He penned the words, These are the times that
  try mens souls.

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Answer 2 50

• Who is
• Thomas Paine?

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Question 3 - 10

• After waking to see cannons pointed at their
  face, the British evacuated some 9,000 troops
  from this New England City.

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Answer 3 10

• What is Boston?

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Question 3 - 20

• Ho, Ho, Ho.
• Washingtons Victory at this New Jersey city was
  a wonderful gift for the Continental Army.

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Answer 3 20

• What is
• Trenton?

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Question 3 - 30

• A huge American victory in the wilderness of New
  York, this battle convinced the French to join
  the fight for independence.

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Answer 3 30

• What is
• the Battle of Saratoga?

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Question 3 - 40

• Guerrillas proved very useful in frustrating
  British commanders, and kept the fight for
  independence alive in this colonial region.

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Answer 3 40

• What is
• The Southern region?

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Question 3 - 50

• This was the site of the most crushing defeat for
  the Continental Army had General Howe pressed
  his advantage the war for independence might have
  been lost.

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Answer 3 50

• What is
• The Battle of
• New York?

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Question 4 - 10

• This 1776 document persuaded thousands of
  colonists to support independence.

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Answer 4 10

• What is
• Common Sense?

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Question 4 - 20

• The purpose of this document was to persuade King
  George III to peacefully resolve disputes with
  his American Colonies.

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Answer 4 20

• What is the
• Olive Branch Petition?

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Question 4 - 30

• This document was written to explain colonial
  separation from Great Britain to the world.

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Answer 4 30

• What is
• The Declaration of Independence

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Question 4 - 40

• Britain agrees to recognize American
  Independence
• The United States take possession of all lands
  east of the Mississippi River between Canada and
  Florida
• The United States agrees to encourage the return
  of all rights and properties to the Loyalists.

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Answer 4 40

• What is
• the 1783
• Treaty of Paris?

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Question 4 - 50

• The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot
  will shrink from the service of their country,
  during this.

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Answer 4 50

• What is
• The Crisis?

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Question 5 - 10

• July 4, 1776

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Answer 5 10

• What is the date the Declaration of Independence
  was signed?

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Question 5 - 20

• The name for the three-way continental system for
  exchanging slaves, rum and sugar.

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Answer 5 20

• What is
• The Triangular Trade route?

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Question 5 - 30

• This document had to be revised to cut out a
  section on slavery before it could be approved.

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Answer 5 30

• What is the
• Declaration of Independence?

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Question 5 - 40

• George Washingtons strategy to win the war after
  the
• Battle of New York

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Answer 5 40

• What is
• hit-and-run tactics
• and
• avoid major battles?

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Question 5 - 50

• This was the deciding factor at the Battle of
  Yorktown, preventing an escape by sea.

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Answer 5 50

• What is
• the French Navy?