1. Hosted by Mr. McGrath Jeopardy

2. 100 100 200 200 400 400 300 400 Vocabulary Important People Focus Questions Map Skills 300 300 300 200 400 200 100 500 500 500 500 100

3. Row 1, Col 1 civilian A person who is NOT a member of the armed forces

4. 1,2 Paul Revere A colonist who rode all night from Boston to warn the local militia that the British were coming

5. 1,3 Massachusetts In which colony did the American Revolution begin?

6. 1,4 The Lexington Battle Green is in which colony? Massachusetts

7. 2,1 equality When every person has the same rights and opportunities

8. 2,2 Lord Cornwallis British commander who was convinced he could win the South. He was defeated at Yorktown by General Washington and the French generals.

9. 2,3 Saratoga Which battle convinced the French that the Americas could win the war?

10. 2,4 Pennsylvania Independence Hall in Philadelphia became the meeting place for the Second Continental Congress. What colony was Independence Hall in?

11. 3,1 Loyalist An American colonist who supported the British during the Revolutionary War

12. 3,2 Margaret Corbin An American who joined her husband in battle. She took over her husband’s post when he was killed and fought until she was wounded.

13. 3,3 Vote; elect representatives The Revolutionary War changed the lives of many women. What right were women still denied following the war?

14. 3,4 Virginia Washington’s army encamped at Valley Forge. In which colony did they encamp?

15. 4,1 constitution The basic law and plan for governing a country or state

16. 4,2 George Washington American general who ultimately won the war at Yorktown, but spent the winter of 1777-1778 at Valley Forge with his defeated troops.

17. 4,3 The Olive Branch Petition What document did the colonists present to King George III in attempt to avoid war with England?

18. 4,4 New York In October 1777, General Burgoyne surrendered at the Battle of Saratoga. In which colony did this take place?

19. 5,1 republic A government in which people elect their leaders

20. 5,2 John Burgoyne British general who convinced King George that an attack from Canada would end the Revolution, but he was defeated at the Battle of Saratoga.

21. 5,3 false True or False: Tories were a part of the American forces during the American Revolution.

22. 5,4 Virginia The Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolution. In which colony did this take place?