Revolutionary War Jeopardy Game

Revolutionary War Leaders I

100

I am the British King during the Revolutionary War.

King George III

200

I am the outspoken member of the House of Burgess's. Inspired colonial patriotism with his “Give me liberty, or give me death” speech. 

Patrick Henry

300

I am the American patriot who made a daring ride to warn colonists of the British arrival.

Paul Revere

400

I wrote the pamphlet, “Common Sense” promoting American independence.

Thomas Paine

500

I am the American patriot from Massachusetts who promoted the cause of independence.

John Adams

Revolutionary War Leaders II

100

I was a major author of the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

200

I was a prominent member of the Continental Congress. Helped frame the Declaration of Independence. Helped gain French support for American independence.

 Benjamin Franklin

300

I was an enslaved African American who wrote poems and plays supporting American independence eventually gaining her freedom. 

Phillis Wheatley

400

I was the Commander of the Continental army.

George Washington

500

I was the British general who surrendered at Yorktown. 

Lord Cornwallis

American Advantages

100

This country helped the colonists fight the British. 

France

200

Fighting in the colonies was good for the colonists because they were

 Fighting on their own land.

300

The colonists had this type of leadership

Strong leadership

Events I

100

The event that Britain won and gained control over North America was called 

French & Indian War

200

The event that stated that the Colonists could not move into the land between the Appalachian Mtns. & the Mississippi River was called the. 

Proclamation of 1763

300

The event that placed a tax on all paper goods .

 Stamp Act

400

This event occurred in 1770 when Colonists were shot and killed by British soldiers. 

Boston Massacre

500

The event led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere  in which patriots threw British property into the Boston Harbor to protest the tea taxes was known as.

Boston Tea Party

Events II

100

The event that delegates from all the colonies except Georgia met to discuss problems with Great Britain and to promote independence.

First Continental Congress    

200

These were the first armed conflicts of the Revolutionary War.

Lexington & Concord    

300

The colonies declared independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776.

Declaration of Independence

400

This was the colonial victory over the forces of Lord Cornwallis that marked the end of the Revolutionary War.

Battle of Yorktown

500

The event in which Great Britain recognized America in this treaty was called. 

Treaty of Paris