VERB JEOPARDY! Created by Heather Beaman

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VERB JEOPARDY!Created by Heather Beaman Hadley
Jr. High, Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Action Verbs State of Being Verbs Helping Verb Phrases Verb Tense Irregular Verbs Past tense Misc.
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Action Verbs - 100
King George decided to punish Boston for the
Boston Tea Party.
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Action Verbs - 200
The city told the king they were sorry.
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Action Verbs - 300
Angry patriots dumped crates of tea into Boston
Harbor.
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Action Verbs - 400
One third of the colonies wanted to remain as
citizens of England.
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Action Verbs - 500
Some people thought it was time for the colonies
to protest British taxes.
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State of Being Verbs - 100
The colonists had no way to complain.
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State of Being Verbs - 200
The Continental Congress became the first
government of the colonies.
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State of Being Verbs - 300
This was the start of the American Revolution.
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State of Being Verbs - 400
The Patriots were the people who wanted to
separate from England.
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State of Being Verbs - 500
There were many loyalists in New York City.
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Helping Verb Phrases - 100
Patriots were called rebels, and sons (or
daughters) of liberty.
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Helping Verb Phrases - 200
The Continental Army was formed with men from the
colonies.
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Helping Verb Phrases - 300
The war is called the American Revolution.
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Helping Verb Phrases - 400
It is viewed as a struggle between the colonies
and King George II of England.
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Helping Verb Phrases - 500
Many people who had come to the colonies also
remained loyal to the King.
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Verb Tense - 100
Many people (try / tried) to stay neutral.
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Verb Tense - 200
Some (change / changed) sides depending on what
was happening.
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Verb Tense - 300
George Washington (was / were) the leader of the
Continental Army.
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Verb Tense - 400
Others (was / were) not free to express their
true feelings.
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Verb Tense - 500
There were no lines (divided / dividing) each
side.
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Irregular Verbs - 100
Restate the sentence in the past tense. Many
families (choose) a side.
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Irregular Verbs - 200
Restate the sentence in the past tense. Sometimes
they (fight) against other family members.
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Irregular Verbs 300
Restate the sentence in the past tense. Sometimes
the soldiers (catch) and turned in their
neighbors.
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Irregular Verbs - 400
Restate the sentence in the past tense. Many fled
and (hide) with other family members.
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Irregular Verbs - 500
Restate the sentence in the past tense. They
often (sell) their belongings for money.
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Miscellaneous - 100
Some of these Patriots began siding with the
British.
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Miscellaneous - 200
Some colonists had decided not to choose sides.
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Miscellaneous - 300
Patriots printed and distributed pamphlets to
other colonists.
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Miscellaneous - 400
At first, Britain protected and watched over
America.
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Miscellaneous - 500
They had been waiting for the war to end.