Revolutionary War - Causes, Events, and Declaration of Independence

1. JEOPARDY! Click Once to Begin Revolutionary War Part 1

2. Revolutionary War -1 Early Events Taxes Boston People Declaring Independence ? 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

3. Name one cause of the French and Indian War

4. Land, Resources

5. Name one effect of the French and Indian War

6. French “kicked” out of Mississippi AreaorProclamation of 1763

7. What was Ben Franklin’s intended message with the “Join or Die” cartoon

8. Join colonies together against Britain, or British will have full control over colonies

9. Why did the Native Americans side with the French more often than the British?

10. The French treated the Native Americans with respect, and offered equal/fair trade

11. Why did the Proclamation of 1763 upset the Colonists?

12. It prevented colonists from moving further west, making the 13 colonies “crowded”.

13. Colonists fought the idea of “Taxation without _________”

14. Representation

15. This tax act required colonists to pay taxes on all paper goods.

16. Stamp Act

17. This act required colonists to take care of British Soldiers.

18. Quartering Act

19. This tax act became the cause of the Boston Tea Party

20. Tea Act

21. Name one of the four parts of the Intolerable Acts

22. 1) They closed the port of Boston to all ships.2)They greatly restricted representative government in Massachusetts.3)They allowed British commanders to house troops wherever necessary.4)They allowed British officials accused of crimes to stand trial in Britain rather than in the colonies.

23. After the Boston Massacre, the court found the British soldiers…

24. Not Guilty

25. According to the Boston Gazette, who was responsible for the Boston Massacre?

26. The British (Patriot Point of view)

27. According to Rebels and Redcoats, who was more at fault for the Boston Massacre?

28. The Colonists (British Point of View)

29. Of the three viewpoints of the Boston Massacre, which one is a primary source?

30. Boston Gazette

31. How can you tell the difference between a primary source and a secondary source?

32. Primary = written at the time in historySecondary = written after the fact

33. After the Boston Massacre, who served as the lawyer for the British Solidiers?

34. John Adams

35. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

36. Thomas Jefferson

37. Daily Double!!! What group dumped the tea into the water at the Boston Tea Party?

38. Sons of Liberty

39. Who created the Join or Die Cartoon?

40. Benjamin Franklin

41. Who was picked to lead the Continental Army?

42. George Washington

43. “…that all men are created equal…”Whom did Jefferson mean when he wrote these words?

44. Wealthy, Free, Landowning, white men

45. How did King George react to the Olive Branch Petition?

46. He denied it, called the colonists “rebels”, and hired Hessian Soldiers.

47. How does the conflict shift once the Declaration is signed?

48. No longer a civil war, but a war between two separate countries

49. What was the colonists’ reaction to Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common Sense”?

50. It riled them up, and made the colonists question the idea of monarchy.