this is... revolutionary war now entering the studio are our contestants!!!

This is...This is...

Revolutionary Revolutionary WarWar

Now entering the studio are our Contestants!!!Now entering the studio are our Contestants!!!

Here is your

host…Mrs.

Dickson

Now here

Are the directions

• One person will be called on TRAP-One person will be called on TRAP-STYLE STYLE

• Contestants will choose a category Contestants will choose a category and question. and question.

• Contestants answer the question.Contestants answer the question.• If no one contestant does not know If no one contestant does not know

the answer, the question will then go the answer, the question will then go the next person regular TRAP-STYLE.the next person regular TRAP-STYLE.

Here are the Here are the categories...categories...

PeepsPeeps

22ndnd Continental Continental

CongressCongress

Advantages/Advantages/DisadvantagesDisadvantages

BattlesBattles

1st Contestants step 1st Contestants step up and prepare for up and prepare for the first questionthe first question

Peeps 2nd Continental Congress Advantages/Disadvantages Battles

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People - 100 People - 100 Man chosen to be General of the Man chosen to be General of the Continental ArmyContinental Army

George WashingtonGeorge Washington(G-Dub)(G-Dub)

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People- 200People- 200Writer of the Declaration of Writer of the Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Thomas Thomas JeffersonJefferson

(TJ)(TJ)

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People-300People-300Author who argued it was “Common Author who argued it was “Common Sense” to break free from British ruleSense” to break free from British rule

Thomas PaineThomas Paine

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People-400People-400British General who was forced to British General who was forced to Surrender at YorktownSurrender at Yorktown

Lord CornwallisLord Cornwallis

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Congress - 100Congress - 100City and year(s) the 2City and year(s) the 2ndnd Continental Continental Congress metCongress met

Philadelphia Philadelphia 1775-17761775-1776

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Congress - 200Congress - 200Document written PRIOR to the Document written PRIOR to the Declaration that was a last attempt at Declaration that was a last attempt at peacepeace

Olive Olive Branch Branch PetitionPetition

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Congress- 300Congress- 300Members of the Congress that preferred to Members of the Congress that preferred to Stay with England were known as… Stay with England were known as…

Loyalists Loyalists (Tory)(Tory)

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Congress - 400Congress - 400What the 2What the 2ndnd Continental Congress accused Continental Congress accused King George III of being in the DeclarationKing George III of being in the DeclarationOf Independence, means person Of Independence, means person abusing powersabusing powers

TyrantTyrant

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Advantage- 100Advantage- 100Explain what side had more reason to Explain what side had more reason to fight in detailfight in detail

Americans, had more Americans, had more to lose (country) to lose (country)

while British still had while British still had empireempire

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Advantage– 200Advantage– 200Two ways British were able to use their Two ways British were able to use their

NavyNavy

Move troops and Move troops and block supplies block supplies from colonistsfrom colonists

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Advantage-300Advantage-300Type of fighting Americans were able Type of fighting Americans were able to use because they knew the landto use because they knew the land

Guerilla Guerilla WarfareWarfare

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Geography People Concepts Vocabulary

Bet how much you are willing to risk

Advantage-400Advantage-400Name for hired soldiers, the country that Name for hired soldiers, the country that used them, AND what these soldiers were used them, AND what these soldiers were called called

Mercenary, Mercenary, Britain, HessiansBritain, Hessians

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Battles- 100Battles- 100Early battle in Revolutionary war that Early battle in Revolutionary war that colonists LOST but showed great colonists LOST but showed great determination (outside Boston)determination (outside Boston)

Bunker HillBunker Hill

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Battle that basically ENDED the Battle that basically ENDED the Revolutionary WarRevolutionary War

Yorktown Yorktown (Virgininia)(Virgininia)

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Old - 300Old - 300Day and state where Battle of Trenton Day and state where Battle of Trenton

took placetook place

Christmas, New Christmas, New JerseyJersey

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Battles- 400Battles- 400The French/Spanish were convinced to The French/Spanish were convinced to officially help the colonists after the Battle officially help the colonists after the Battle of?of?

SaratogaSaratoga

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Double Jeopardy

VocabularyVocabulary

Declaring IndependenceDeclaring Independence

Random Random FactsFacts

More More DeclaringDeclaring

Vocab Independence Random More Declaring

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Vocab – 100: Vocab – 100: Location where Location where Washington and Washington and

Continental Army spend Continental Army spend winter of 1777-78winter of 1777-78

Valley Valley ForgeForge

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Vocabulary – 200Vocabulary – 200nick-nick-name for name for British troopsBritish troops

Redcoats or Redcoats or LobsterbacksLobsterbacks

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topic1 topic2 topic3 topic4

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Vocabulary -300Vocabulary -300Crime of attempting to Crime of attempting to

bring down own bring down own countrycountry

TreasonTreason

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Vocabulary -400Vocabulary -400Time period where Time period where educated men used educated men used REASON to prove REASON to prove

pointspoints

EnlightenmentEnlightenment

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Declaring – 100Declaring – 100Name for FIRST Name for FIRST

part of part of DeclarationDeclaration

PreamblePreamble

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Declaring – 200Declaring – 200Rights we are all born Rights we are all born

withwith

Life, liberty, and Life, liberty, and pursuit of pursuit of happinesshappiness

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Declaring – 300Declaring – 300Date Independence Date Independence

was approvedwas approved

July 4July 4thth, 1776, 1776

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Declaring – 400Declaring – 400Two other people on Two other people on

declaration committeedeclaration committee

Adams, Adams, Franklin, Franklin,

Livingston, Livingston, ShermanSherman

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Random – 100Random – 100Objective of taking Objective of taking

TiconderogaTiconderoga

Taking Taking cannonscannons

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Random – 200Random – 200Leader of Great Leader of Great

BritainBritain

King King George IIIGeorge III

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Random 300 – Random 300 – Citizen soldiersCitizen soldiers

MilitiaMilitia

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Random– 400Random– 400Nickname of men who took Nickname of men who took

TiconderogaTiconderoga

Green Green Mountain Mountain

BoysBoys

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More Decl. – 100More Decl. – 100Issue Southern states Issue Southern states

insisted be REMOVED insisted be REMOVED from Declarationfrom Declaration

Slavery Slavery

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More Decl.– 200More Decl.– 200Word that means ALL Word that means ALL

colonies had to colonies had to approve Declarationapprove Declaration

unanimousunanimous

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More Decl – 300More Decl – 300Person who wanted Person who wanted to stay with Britain to stay with Britain

the most in Congressthe most in Congress

John John DickinsonDickinson

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topic1 topic2 topic3 topic4

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DoubleDouble JeopardyJeopardy

How much are you and your team willing to risk?

More Decl – 400More Decl – 400Explain old and new way of Explain old and new way of

governmentgovernment

Old Way: God, Gov’t, Old Way: God, Gov’t, people. people. God gave Kings power so people God gave Kings power so people

have no rightshave no rightsNew Way: God, People, Gov’t. New Way: God, People, Gov’t. God created people with rights, God created people with rights, people create governments to people create governments to

protect rightsprotect rights

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Final Final Jeopardy Jeopardy

You’ll have 60 secondsYou’ll have 60 seconds

AdvantageAdvantage

Make your wagers nowMake your wagers now

Name 3 advantages the Name 3 advantages the Americans had and Americans had and

3 advantages the 3 advantages the British had during the British had during the war for Independence.war for Independence.

Name 3 advantages the Americans had Name 3 advantages the Americans had and 3 advantages the British had and 3 advantages the British had during the war for Independence.during the war for Independence.

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Americans BritishAmericans British1.1. Knew the landKnew the land2.2. G Dubs is leaderG Dubs is leader3.3. Fought with heartsFought with hearts4.4. Help from othersHelp from others5.5. SpiesSpies6.6. Guerrilla WarfareGuerrilla Warfare7.7. SharpshootersSharpshooters8.8. New weaponsNew weapons

1.1. Experienced ArmyExperienced Army2.2. Experienced NavyExperienced Navy3.3. Lots of suppliesLots of supplies4.4. German HessiansGerman Hessians

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Instructor’s notes• The game is set up for three teams but you can

have as few or as many as you’d like

• 1st round Daily Double is at Topic 3 – Question $400

• Two Daily Doubles in Round Two at Topic 1 – Question $600 and Topic 4 – Question $800

• Use the Word document “Jeopardy Worksheet” beforehand to create your questions