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American Revolution: Battles, Congress, and Resistance

Learn about the Second Continental Congress, key battles, colonial resistance, and the Declaration of Independence in the American Revolution.

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American Revolution: Battles, Congress, and Resistance

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  1. Jeopardy! Begin

  2. SecondContinentalCongress Battles ColonialResistance Revolution -aries GeorgeVSGeorge Articles &DoI $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $600 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $800 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000 $1000

  3. Second Cont. Congress - $200Who, inspired by his countrymen’s valor, promoted the defense of American liberty by creating a continental army? C1-$100 John Adams [pg. 160]

  4. Second Cont. Congress - $400Who was appointed commander in chief of a new colonial army? C1-$200 George Washington [AMSCO pg. 79]

  5. Second Cont. Congress- $600Finally following through with their promise to cut off trade with the West Indies parliament retaliated against the colonies with this act. C1-$300 Prohibitory Act [pg. 161]

  6. Second Cont. Congress - $800British raids near Boston and the King’s proclamation for suppressing rebellion and sedition lef to what colonial political organization? C1-$400 Second Cont. Congress [pg. 160]

  7. Second Cont. Congress - $1000Who did Congress authorize to raid Quebec in order to draw Canada away from the British empire? C1-$500 Benedict Arnold [AMSCO pg. 79]

  8. Battles- $200What religious movement roused evangelical Protestants to resent the arrogance of British military officers and the corruption of royal bureaucrats? C2-$100 The Great Awakening [pg. 145]

  9. Battles- $400Where did Gage dispatch 700 soldiers to capture Colonial leaders and supplies on the night of April 18, 1775? C2-$200 Concord [pg. 160]

  10. Battles- $600Who tore down a Liberty Pole, setting off a week of fighting, in 1770? C2-$300 British troops [pg. 150]

  11. Battles - $800________ advised the ministry to “Quash this spirit at a Blow” in 1768. C2-$400 General Thomas Gage [pg. 149]

  12. Battles- $1000Who was the author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania that the colonial leaders of the Second Boycott agreed with? C2-$500 John Dickinson [pg. 148]

  13. Colonial Resistance - $200A crowd of Bostonians who were angered about the enforcement of the Quartering Act harassed the troops guarding the customs house; however, the guards fired upon the crowd killing 5 protesters. What is the name of this event? C3-$100 Boston Massacre

  14. Colonial Resistance- $400This body, with representatives from 9 of 13 colonies, sent word to England in 1765 that only colonial legislature had the authority to tax the colonists. C3-$200 Stamp Act Congress [pg. 144]

  15. Colonial Resistance- $600This event occurred in 1763 when the Ottawans launched an attack on the new colonial settlements. The damage to British forts and colonial settlements was significant, with many lives lost. C3-$300 Pontiac’s Rebellion [pg. 143]

  16. Colonial Resistance- $800What is the name of a secret society organized for the purpose of intimidating tax agents, tarring and feathering revenue officials and destroying revenue stamps? C3-$400 Sons and Daughters of Liberty [pg. 148]

  17. Colonial Resistance- $1000This letter written by Samuel Adams explained that there was no distinction between external and internal taxes, and that the Townsend Acts must be immediately repealed. C3-$500 Massachusetts Circular Letter

  18. Revolutionaries- $200The Concord town meeting raised this defensive force to “Stand at a minutes warning in Case of an alarm”. C4-$100 Minutemen [pg. 160]

  19. Revolutionaries- $400_____ _____ exhorted the Congress to rise to the “defense of American liberty” by creating a continental army and nominated George Washington to lead it. C3-200 John Adams [pg. 160]

  20. Revolutionaries- $600In November 1772, ___ ____ persuaded the Boston town meeting to establish a committee of correspondence to urge Patriots “to state the Rights of the Colonists of this Province” C3-$300 Samuel Adams [pg. 152]

  21. Revolutionaries- $800During the Stamp Act boycott in 1765,, which organization increased their output of yarn and cloth? C3-$400 Daughters of Liberty [pg. 148]

  22. Revolutionaries- $1000Which radical Whig was imprisoned for libel against Parliament? C3-$500 John Wilkes [pg. 149]

  23. George VS George - $200Which George was criticized in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense? C4-$100 King George III [pg. 163]

  24. George VS George - $400Which George wanted military commands for his friends? C4-$200 King George III [pg. 138]

  25. George VS George - $600Which George was burned in effigies in 1776? C4-$300 King George III [pg. 166]

  26. George VS George - $800Grenville was dismissed as Prime Minister by who? C4-$400 King George III [pg. 147]

  27. George VS George - $1000Who supported Grenville’s legislation in 1765? C4-$500 King George III [pg. 144]

  28. Declaration of Independence - $200When did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence? C4-$100 July 4, 1776 [pg. 165]

  29. Declaration of Independence - $400Who was the young planter from VA that was the main author of the Declaration of Independence? C4-$200 Thomas Jefferson [pg. 165]

  30. Declaration of Independence- $600In June 1776, who presented the Virginia’s convention to the Congress? C4-$300 Richard Henry Lee [pg. 165]

  31. Declaration of Independence- $800Jefferson proclaimed that all men possess the “unalienable rights” of “Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of ____________” C4-$400 Happiness [pg. 166]

  32. Declaration of Independence - $1000For Jefferson, as for _______, the pen proved mightier thanthe sword. C4-$500 Paine [pg. 166]

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