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100

Name 2 types of government

One: Monarchy/Dictatorship/other

Few: Oligarchy/Aristocracy

Many: Democracy/Republic

None: Anarchy/Bureaucracy 

100

What was the tax on paper goods?

Stamp Act

100

Who was involved in the French & Indian War and what sides were they on?

The British fought against the French & Indians

100
Who owned a print shop, experimented with electricity, signed the Treaty of Paris, and is in Liberty Kids?

Benjamin Franklin

100
Leader of Britain
King George III
200

Name the document that created the first weak central government of the United States (that ultimately failed)

Extra points for the year!

Articles of Confederation

1777

200

This required colonists to house British Soldiers 

Quartering Act 

200

What battle ended the American Revolution?

Yorktown

200
Who started the French and Indian War

George Washington

200

Which American general betrayed his country by selling out his regiment to British officials? 

Benedict Arnold

300

Name the document that signaled British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown (signed by General Cornwallis)

Articles of Capitulation

300

This was the 1st tax passed by the British in 1764 to help pay for the French and Indian War. 

Sugar Act 

300

The riot that broke out between colonists and British soldiers that resulted in 5 deaths was called...

The Boston Massacre

300

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence because he was well educated and an eloquent writer?

Thomas Jefferson

300

Name the group of Patriots who planned the Boston Tea Party. Some members were Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and Patrick Henry

Sons of Liberty

400
Why was Betsy Ross' flag design chosen over others?

The 13 stars are in a circle, symbolizing unity and perpetual union.

400

What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party?

The Tea Act

400

First battle of the Revolutionary War? 

Extra points for the year!

Lexington and Concord

1775

400

Which F.F. is the first supreme court judge of the U.S.A.?

John Jay

400

What were the people called who wanted to be under the King's reign? People who wanted to be independent?

Loyalist (Tories) and Patriots

500

You will be handed a blank map. You have 30 seconds to fill it out with the 13 colonies.

Answers Vary

500

Name 2 of the 5 Intolerable Acts

  • Boston Port Act (June 1, 1774)
  • Massachusetts Government Act (May 20, 1774):
  • Administration of Justice Act (May 20, 1774):
  • Quartering Act (June 2, 1774)
  • Quebec Act (June 22, 1774)

500

This battle happened in New Jersey, and George Washington was the general. It's famous because Washington crossed the Delaware River. 

Battle of Trenton

500

Send someone in your group to say the excerpt of Patrick Henry's speech (the memoria)

Only a perfect memoria gets points

500

What were the two major agreements from the Treaty of Paris in 1783?

1) The USA is now a nation

2) The USA owns its land (the east coast of North America)

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