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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Colonial America Edition

Build your fortune by answering multiple-choice questions correctly and moving up the ladder towards $1,000,000! Test your knowledge of Colonial America history and see if you can become the next millionaire.

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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Colonial America Edition

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  1. WHO WANTSTO BE A MILLIONAIRE?Colonial America Edition Created by Mrs. Kath, Adapted by Mrs. Chaves and Miss Dahl

  2. 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 Build your fortune by answering multiple-choice questions correctly and moving up the ladder toward $1,000,000! The Rules

  3. To win, you must answer each question correctly. You can get help on 3 questions. You will need a piece of paper to play. Number 1 – 4 then start again 1 – 15. Helpers must circle the number of a question if they help a contestant. 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 The Rules

  4. Let’s Find our Contestants!You will list the colonies in order from NORTH to SOUTH. Write the letter for the northern most colony next to 1, then 2, 3 and 4 should be the southern most colony.

  5. Put the colonies in order from North to South. A. Virginia B. New Hampshire C. Pennsylvania D. South Carolina

  6. THE ANSWER: 1. B. New Hampshire 2. C. Pennsylvania 3. A. Virginia 4. D. South Carolina

  7. You are ready to begin!Write the letter of your answer next to the question number.

  8. 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 $100 A. Peter Stuyvesant B. King George Q: Which of these people made the step in creating freedom of the press in America? C. John Peter Zenger D. Henry Hudson

  9. 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 $200 1 w $100 A. French B. Dutch Q: Who took over New Netherland without firing a shot? C. British D. Spanish

  10. 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. bribe B. tax Q: Money people pay the government for a service is called: C. taxi D. cash

  11. Q: The thirteen colonies were located closest to which body of water? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Niagara River B. The Pacific Ocean C. The Mississippi River D. The Atlantic Ocean

  12. Q: What do you call someone who promised to do work for an employer in a colony for a period of time? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5 $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. slave B. Indentured servant C. maid D. friend

  13. Q: Which was a common form of discipline in Colonial schools? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Wear a dunce cap B. Throw tomatoes at you. C. Sent to the principal’s office D. Whipped with sticks

  14. Q: Which was a common colonial business? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Dog groomer B. Cell phone salesman C. silversmith D. mechanic

  15. Q: Why did the British want to take over New Netherland? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. For more fur trading B. To find the Northwest Passage C. To buy more cheese. D. To gain control of the Atlantic Coast

  16. Q: Where were hornbooks and primers used? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Taverns/Pubs B. Schools C. Blacksmiths D. Milliners

  17. Q: Which was the first successful colony? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10 $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Jamestown B. New York C. Roanoke D. Boston

  18. Q: The first written law in the New World was: 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. The Mayflower Compact B. The Constitution C. The Bill of Rights D. The Declaration of Independence

  19. Q : What did early settlements use for protection? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 $125,000 11 w $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Land mines B. drawbridges C. wooden stockades D. machine guns

  20. Q: What did the British name New Netherland after taking it over? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 $250,000 12 w $125,000 11 w $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. New England B. New York C. USA D. London

  21. Q: Who ran pubs and taverns? 15 $1 MILLION 14 $500,000 13 w $250,000 12 w $125,000 11 w $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. grandparents B. children C. men D. women

  22. Q: Who shared the news aloud with the village? 15 $1 MILLION 14 w $500,000 13 w $250,000 12 w $125,000 11 w $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100 A. Santa Claus B. The Buffalo News C. Town Crier D. children

  23. Congratulations! You’ve become a “Revolutionary War” millionaire! 15 w $1 MILLION 14 w $500,000 13 w $250,000 12 w $125,000 11 w $64,000 10w $32,000 9 w $16,000 8 w $8,000 7 w $4,000 6 w $2,000 5w $1,000 4 w $500 3 w $300 2 w $200 1 w $100

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