Transcript Era I Jeopardy Style Review Game

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Which of the following contributed
to the failure of the Articles of
Confederation?
• A) The federal government could not
collect taxes.
• B) Each state printed their own currency.
• C) There was no federal postal system.
• D) The federal government was extremely
weak.
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What ideas and documents and
experiences with Great Britain
(England) shaped American beliefs
about government?
• A) Magna Carta, John Locke, The Roman
Republic, English Bill of Rights
• B) Rousseau, The French Republic, King
Louis XVI
• C) America’s beliefs about government
were shaped primarily by their own
experiences and insights. They did not
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Which phrase best describes the
role of Loyalists during the
Revolutionary War?
• A) Loyalists played a minor role during the war.
There were few colonists who remained loyal to
Great Britain, and they were given very little
responsibilities by the British.
• B) Loyalists played a major role during the war.
Historians estimate at least 1/3 of the colonists
remained loyal to Britain. In the South
Cornwallis relied on them to assist in fighting the
guerrilla war with Francis Marion.
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What was the name of the post Revolution leader in
Massachusetts who fought against the Massachusetts
State legislature in the chaos that erupted after the
Revolutionary War? His rebellion led America’s political
leaders to call for a Constitutional Convention to revise the
Articles of Confederation.
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John Adams
Daniel Shay
Benjamin Franklin
John Andre
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Which description best fits the role
of American women during the
revolutionary war?
• A. The war was primarily inspired by,
fought by and the consequences of the
war were felt primarily by men. American
women played very little role in the
American Revolution.
• B. There were women patriots, soldiers,
Revolutionaries, camp followers and
leaders. The consequences of the war
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Which of the following sentences
best describes Thomas Paine's
contribution to the Revolution?
• A. He became a strong opponent of British taxation
measures and organized resistance to the Stamp Act.
He organized the Boston Tea Party and signed the
Declaration of Independence.
• B. He drafted the Declaration of Independence. During
the Revolutionary war, he served as Governor of
Virginia. He served as the third US president. While
president he negotiated the Louisiana Purchase.
• C. Through his popular pamphlet, Common Sense,
ideas of revolution were spread to common farmers, to
intellectuals, and stirred the hearts of the people. It sold
over 500,000 copies. His pamphlet “The Crisis” inspired
soldiers at the lowest point of the war. He later inspired
Revolutions in England and France.
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Which battle was an American victory which
resulted in the surrender of 1/3 of the British army
invading New York from Canada? Led by General
Gates and Benedict Arnold, the colonists used
sharpshooters and American Indian tactics to
defeat General Burgoyne. As a result of this
victory the French were convinced to enter the
conflict on behalf of the Americans.
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Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Valley Forge
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Which battle was a victory by a combined
assault of French and American Forces led
by George Washington that led to the final
defeat of the British. The Americans also
received help from the French Navy.
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Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
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Which of the following was NOT
one of the ways in which France
assisted the Americans?
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A. They used their navy.
B. They gave financial (money) support
C. Soldiers and leaders
D. Maintained control of New Orleans and
the Mississippi river.
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Who was the American diplomat who secured the French
alliance that helped to make independence possible? One
of the oldest and most experienced founding fathers, he
was on the committee to draft the Declaration of
Independence; in addition, he was one of the principle
author’s of the Articles of Confederation, an author, printer
and world renowned Scientist. Hint: He is on the $100 bill.
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John Adams
Ben Franklin
John Jay
Thomas Jefferson
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Who was the primary author of the
Declaration of Independence?
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A. Marquis de Lafayette
B.
George Washington
C.
John Adams
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who was the French aristocrat (cousin to King Louis XVI)
that served in the American Revolution without pay? He
helped gain French financial and military support. He saw
George Washington as a father figure and fought by his
side at Yorktown.
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Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Comte de Rochambeau
Bernardo de Galvez
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Who was the Prussian-born military officer
who served with George Washington. At
Valley Forge, he taught the Continental Army
the essentials of military drill and discipline.
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Comte de Rochambeau
Baron Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de La Fayette
Bernardo de Galvez
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Which of the following militiamen were
formed to protect their towns from foreign
invasion and ravages of war? Hint: They
were chosen for their enthusiasm, reliability,
and ability to be ready at a moment’s notice.
A. The Continental Army
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The State Militia
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The Minutemen
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Virginia National Guard
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Which of the following locations is the
site of the camp of the American
Continental Army in the winter of 17771778? At this location, there was great
suffering for George Washington’s
Army; however, it was also a time of retraining and rejuvenation.
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Lexington & Concord
Long Island
Valley Forge
Trenton
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Which of the following best
describes the Battle of Trenton?
• A. This battle took place on December 25-26,
1776. George Washington led the main
Continental Army across the Delaware River to
lead a successful surprise attack on the
Hessians.
• B. The battle stopped the advancing British
Army from Canada.
• C. The battle was a major victory for the British
and enabled them to capture the city of
Philadelphia.
• D. battle occurred when British troops tried to
gain ammunitions at Valley Forge.
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Which of the following battles began when
British troops were sent to collect
ammunition being stored outside of Boston
by colonial militia-Minutemen? They also
hoped to capture John Hancock and Samuel
Adams. It is sometimes known as “The Shot
Heard Round the World”.
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Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Long Island
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What was the 1st Continental
Congress?
• A. A body created by the local governments of the
American colonies for the purposes of arranging written
communication outside of the colony.
• B. Delegates from the American Colonies that
discussed and acted upon the recently passed Stamp
Act. They officially met in October 1765.
• C. Secret organizations formed in the American
colonies in protest against the Stamp Act. They met in
New York City, and included delegates from 7 of the 13
colonies.
• D. 12 of the 13 colonies met in Philadelphia in Sep.
1774 to protest the Intolerable Acts. They decided to fully
support Massachusetts and to arm themselves in case of
war.
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Why did Parliament pass the
Intolerable Acts?
• A. To punish the colonists for the Boston Tea
Party
• B. To help the colonists economically succeed
following the French and Indian War.
• C. To help the colonists in other regions of the
colonies (namely Quebec, New York, and
Virginia).
• D. Assist the colonies, and improve self
government.
• E. Allow the House of Burgesses to govern
Massachusetts.
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The Boston Massacre was...
• A. The killing of 5 civilians by British troops
which helped spark the American Revolutionary
War.
• B. The killing of 50 civilians by British troops
which helped spark the American Revolutionary
War.
• C. American patriots dressed as Mohawk
Indians, boarded the vessels of the East Indian
Company and dumped all the tea into the ocean.
• D. The killing of 5 British soldiers by angry
colonists.
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Following the French and Indian War,
why did Great Britain create new taxes
for the American Colonies?
• A. To punish the colonists for their role in
the French and Indian War.
• B. To help pay for the cost of re-building
Parliament. The building itself was
destroyed during the French and Indian
Wars.
• C. To help collect revenues (money) to
pay for the cost of the war.
• D. All answers are correct.
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Which paragraph best describes the
Sons & Daughters of Liberty?
• A. They attempted to define America's rights, place limits on
Parliament's power, and agree on tactics for resisting the aggressive
acts of the English Government. They set up the Continental
Association to enforce an embargo against England.
• B. The meetings adopted a Declaration of Rights and Grievances
and wrote letters or petitions to the King and both houses of
Parliament
• C. They shared the Colonial version of the events happening
between the British and the Colonists.
• D. They were secret organizations made up of merchants,
businessmen, common men and women, lawyers, journalists, and
others who would be most affected by the Stamp Act. They often
boycotted English made goods, burnt effigies, smuggled and wore
homespun clothes.
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What was the stamp act?
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A. An Act which imposed a tax of six pence per gallon on
molasses in order to make English products cheaper than those
from the French West Indies.
B. British legislation intended to raise revenue, tighten customs
enforcement, and assert imperial authority in America. The key
statute levied import duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
C. An act passed in 1773 that gave a monopoly on tea sales to
the East India Company.
D. In 1765 this new tax was imposed on all American colonists
and required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they
used.
E. An American label for the laws sponsored by Lord North's
ministry and enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 in response
to the Boston Tea Party.
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What was the Proclamation of
1763?
• A. It announced France's loss of all its
North American ossessions east of the
Mississippi.
• B. It is also known as the Treaty of Paris,
which ended the war.
• C. It was made at the end of the French
and Indian war and closed the frontier
west of the Appalachians to colonial
expansion.
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What were the primary causes of
the French & Indian War?
• A. The British colonists and the Algonquin
claimed land between the Appalachian
Mountains and the Mississippi river.
• B. The Iroquois and the French colonists
wanted access to water ways for trading and
trapping between the Appalachian Mountains
and the Mississippi River
• C. The British (English Empire) wanted land
and water rights between the Appalachian
Mountains and the Mississippi River.
• D. All answers are correct.
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Which of the following were
consequences of the French and
Indian War?
• A. Britain gained control of French Canada and
all of France's North American possessions east
of the Mississippi River.
• B. France gained control of Eastern Canada.
• C. Spain gained Florida
• D. Africa was divided among the French and
English.
• E. No answers are correct
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What was the Proclamation of
1763?
• A. It announced France's loss of all its
North American possessions east of the
Mississippi.
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It is also known as the Treaty of
Paris, which ended the war.
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It was made at the end of the
French and Indian war and closed the
frontier west of the Appalachians to
colonial expansion.
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