Declaration of independence Jeopardy

Important dates

Acts and what they did

Part Of The Declaration And What They Include

Important names

Wild cards

200

On what date did the DOI get signed?

A:July 4

B:July 2

A:July 4

On July 4th the delegates approved and signed the final version of the Declaration of Independence

200

What did the Sugar Act do

A: Tax Sugar products

B: Control the Import of sugar products

200

The preamble Described what?

A:A perfect fair and good government

B:Gaves reasons to why they left

A:A perfect fair good government

200

Who did John Adams Nominated this person to lead the Continental Army

A:George Washington

B:Thomas Paine

A:George Washington

200

Was the Boston Massacre Really a Massacre

A: Yes

B: No

C: No Answer

C: There is no Defenitive answer to this question due to the colonists calling it a massacre most likely to make the soldiers sound worse

300

On what date did all the colonies excluding New York cast a vote for Independence

A: July 2

B: July 4

A: July 2nd

300

What acts Put tax on paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea

A:The Townshed Acts

B:The Sugar Acts

A:The Townshed acts

300

What was the Grievances section?

A:Ways that the colonies was sad to leave

B:A formal List of all of the colonies Complaints about The King

300

What King was ruling when the Colonies "break up"

A:King James the 3rd

B:King George

300

Fill in the blank The ______ Continental Congress

A:Third

B:Second

500

What part of 1776 did Thomas Paine publish Common Sense

A:Early 1776

B:mid 1776

C:late 1776

A: Early 1776

500

The intolerable acts were placed due to the

A:Boston tea party

B:The Boston Massacre

A:Boston tea party

500

The Conclusion finally sated the colonies

A:Apoliges

B:Independence

500

Who Published "Common Sense"

A:Thomas Jefferson

B:Thomas Paine

B: Thomas Paine

500

How many British People (soldiers and Loyalists) total, Abandon Boston on March 4, 1776

A:10,100

B: 500

A: 2,000 British people

9,000 soldiers and 1,100 Loyalists