Final Jeopardy

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Tighter British Control Famous Early Americans Problems in Boston Lexington Concord The Declaration of Independence
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What British act was the first negative law
enacted against the colonists after the French
Indian War?
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Proclamation of 1763
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What act was created to force colonists to house
10,000 British soldiers?
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The Quartering Act
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Which act was passed as a response to the Boston
Tea Party, which banned Committees of
Correspondence shut down Boston Harbor?
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The Intolerable Acts
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Which direct tax was implemented on wills,
diplomas, and contracts?
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The Stamp Act
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What English act was a tax on glass, paper,
paint, lead, and tea, which was enforced because
colonists refused to house British soldiers?
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The Townshend Acts
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Which African-American was killed in the Boston
Massacre?
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Crispus Attucks
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What famous Virginian gave a speech at the House
of Burgesses that said, Give me liberty or give
me death!?
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Patrick Henry
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Who was the monarch of England from 1760 to 1820?
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King George III
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Who was leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty?
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Samuel Adams
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Who was directly responsible for writing the
Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What event in Boston Harbor was responsible for
the loss of over one million dollars in tea?
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The Boston Tea Party
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What event caused the death of 5 dockworkers
outside the Boston Custom House?
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The Boston Massacre
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Who represented the British soldiers who fired on
the dockworkers in the Boston Massacre?
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John Adams
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What group was started in Boston by Samuel Adams
as a reaction to the Tea Act?
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Committees of Correspondence
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What response was often given to customs
officials in Boston by the Sons of Liberty?
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tar feather
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What was the name of the 1st meeting in
Philadelphia, which planted the seeds of future
independence?
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First Continental Congress
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Who was responsible for alerting the Minutemen if
the British were leaving Boston?
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Paul Revere
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What famous phrase references the lit lanterns in
the Old North Church?
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One if by land, two if by sea.
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What was the first battle of the American
Revolution?
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Lexington
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What was the name of the battle often referred to
as the shot heard round the world?
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Battle of Lexington
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Who was responsible for creating a Continental
Army?
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George Washington
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Who led the Green Mountain Boys to victory at
Fort Ticonderoga in upper New York?
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Ethan Allen
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What was brought and adopted by congress on July
4, 1776?
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The Declaration of Independence
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Which Continental Army officer lost a battle
against the British in Quebec?
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Benedict Arnold
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Who helped to spread the idea of American
Independence by publishing Common Sense
throughout the colonies?
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Thomas Paine
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What document was sent to King George III asking
him to restore harmony amongst the colonies
England ?
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Olive Branch Petition
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