Jeopardy: Road to Revolution

1764-1773

**Q: What things did Britain ask for extra money on?

A: Britain put extra money on sugar, glass, and paper.

**Q: What did people do when Britain asked for more money?

A: They said "no" by not buying things from Britain.

**Q: Why did people think it wasn't fair to pay extra money?

A: They thought it wasn't fair because they didn't have anyone to speak for them.

**Q: What was one special extra money request that made people mad?

A: It was called the Stamp Act. You had to pay extra money for paper things like newspapers.

**Q: How did people tell others about the extra money?

A: They had meetings and wrote little books to tell everyone.

Boston Tea Party

**Q: How many boxes of tea did the good guys throw into the water?

A: 342 boxes of tea.

**Q: What were the people upset about at the tea party?

A: They were mad about a rule called the Tea Act.

**Q: How did the good guys dress up at the tea party?

A: They dressed like Native Americans.

**Q: Where did the tea party happen?

A: In the Boston Harbor water.

**Q: What rules did Britain make after the tea party?

A: They made strict rules called the Intolerable Acts.

The War Begins

**Q: What were the first fights of the war for freedom?

A: The fights at Lexington and Concord.

**Q: When did the first shots go off?

A: April 19, 1775.

**Q: What did the soldiers get told to do at first?

A: They were told not to shoot first.

**Q: Why were the British soldiers marching there?

A: The British wanted to take their fighting tools.

**Q: What were the helpers who were ready to fight super fast called?

A: Minutemen.

Independence Declared

**Q: What special paper said the colonies were free from Britain?

A: It was called the Declaration of Independence.

**Q: When was the Declaration of Independence said "yes" to?

A: July 4, 1776.

**Q: Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?

A: Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it.

**Q: What big idea does the Declaration of Independence tell us?

A: It said everyone is equal and has rights to live, be free, and be happy.

**Q: What group said "yes" to the Declaration of Independence?

A: The Continental Congress.

British Surrender and Peace Treaty

**Q: Who was the boss of the American fighters at Yorktown?

A: George Washington.

**Q: When did Britain give up at Yorktown?

A: October 19, 1781.

**Q: What was the name of the paper that stopped the war for freedom?

A: It was called the Treaty of Paris.

**Q: What big thing happened because of the Treaty of Paris?

A: It said the United States was its own country.

**Q: What did the United States get after the war for freedom?

A: They got to be free from Britain.