How many parts in the Declaration of Independence?
What is 4 parts?
100
What vocabulary word to we think of when we hear the name "Benedict Arnold?"
What is a traitor?
100
What is the shot that was fired at Lexington referred to in history?
What is "the shot heard 'round the world?"
100
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis?
Who is Thomas Paine?
100
How many branches of government did the Articles of Confederation have?
What is ONE? (The Legislative Branch)
200
Who was the person who signed the document first and wrote in a manner that others could clearly read his name?
Who is John Hancock?
200
What type of warfare uses hit and run tactics?
What is guerrilla warfare?
200
What document was read to Washington's men when their spirits were low from losing early battles?
What is The Crisis?
200
What Patriot leader crossed the Delaware on Christmas night to surprise the Hessians at Trenton in the morning?
Who is Washington?
200
Why did Americans create a weak government when writing the Articles of Confederation?
What is the feared creating what they just left in Britain where a King was a strong ruler?
300
Who was the British King that the grievances were directed toward in the document?
Who is King George III?
300
What was money called that was printed without being backed by gold or silver?
What are continentals?
300
Where did the Patriots spend the cold winter of 1777?
Where is Valley Forge?
300
What naval leader made the statement " I have not yet begun to fight?"
Who is John Paul Jones?
300
What was one power that Congress COULD do under the Articles of Confederation?
What is deal with foreign nations, make laws, declare war, coin or borrow money, or run a postal service?
400
What date did Congress approve the Declaration of Independence? (Month and Day)
What is July 4th?
400
What is the vocabulary word that we connect with the Hessians?
What is mercenary?
400
What was the turning point battle of the war?
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
400
Who was the woman who dropped her water bucket when her husband was wounded and fired cannons at the British?
Who Mary Ludwig Hayes or Molly Pitcher?
400
How many years was the Articles of Confederation our form of government?
What is 10 years?
500
Who is the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
What is the term that means we have certain rights that CANNOT be taken away?
What is unalienable rights? (life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness)
500
What are 2 of the 4 reasons why Americans won the war?
What are: geography, patriotic spirit, skilled leadership, and help from foreign countries?
500
Who led a rebellion in Massachusetts of over 1000 farmers who were upset about their high taxes and low crop prices?
Who is Daniel Shays?
500
What was one of the growing problems of the Articles of Confederation?
What are economic problems (no power to tax or regulate trade), foreign affairs, or no executive branch to enforce the rules when there is unrest in the states?