Sequence of Events
What year did the Revolutionary War officially begin?
What is 1776?
He created the pamphlet known as "Common Sense" to urge colonists to support independence
Who was Thomas Paine?
This document declared the colonists freedom from England.
What is The Declaration of Independence?
What is 1767?
Name of the colonial army that was led by George Washington?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
What is the Continental Army?
What is April 19th, 1775?
He was one of the people who rode through midnight calling “the British are coming”.
Who was Paul Revere?
This event banned the colonists from moving westward passed the Appalachian mountains and limited colonists growth.
What is the Proclamation of 1763
Despite the claim that all are 'created equal' these core ideas failed to appear in the Declaration of Independence
What are the abolition of slavery and women's rights?
The English called it The King Street Incident.
What is The Boston Massacre?
The Boston Tea Party happened in this year.
What is 1773?
American who traveled to France to encourage them to join the Americans against the British. France would eventually become the American ally during the American Revolution. He is also on the hundred dollar bill.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
Name of the treaty that ended the American Revolution on September 3, 1783.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1783.
What became the rallying cry of the colonists while the British taxed them in Parliament?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What is "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION"
These acts were passed in response to The Tea Party.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!
What are the Intolerable Acts?
The Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and authorized the Declaration of Independence (authored mostly by Thomas Jefferson) on this date.
What is July 4, 1776.
October 19, 1781, last battle of the American Revolution where General Cornwallis and the British surrendered.
What is Yorktown?
Direct tax on playing cards and pamphlets.
What is the Stamp Act?
Put sequence of events are in order.
The American Revolution Began
Parliament passed the Tea Act
Parliament passed the Intolerable/Coercive Acts
Tea Parties happened in Boston
FINAL JEOPARDY!!
Parliament passed the Tea Act
Tea Parties happened in Boston
Parliament passed the Intolerable/Coercive Acts
The American Revolution Began
This war was a precursor to the American Revolution and ended in 1763.
What was the French and Indian War?
This woman used the Declaration of Independence to sue for her freedom and she won?
Who was Mum Betts? (Elizabeth Freeman)
Explain why a Patriot would want to fight in the American Revolution?
Possible Answers include but not limited to: What are 1. Unfair taxation 2. Belief in democracy/consent of the governed 3. Feeling oppressed by Coercive Acts / British tyranny