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The American Revolution

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A medium-difficulty review of causes, people, battles, ideas, and timeline of the American Revolution for middle school students. Built for Grades 5-8. 25 ready-to-play clues, no prep needed. This is a Grades 5–8 History / Social Studies review game in a Jeopardy-style format: a teacher puts the board on one screen, teams pick clues by point value, and the class answers out loud — no student devices or accounts needed. Categories: Road to War, Key People, Major Battles, Ideas & Docs, Timeline & Places.

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  • Road to War

    Which 1765 law taxed printed materials in the colonies?

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    Stamp Act

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  • Key People

    Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?

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    Thomas Jefferson

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  • Major Battles

    Which 1775 skirmishes marked the war’s first battles?

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    Lexington and Concord

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  • Ideas & Docs

    Which 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine urged independence?

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    Common Sense

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  • Timeline & Places

    In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?

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    1776

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Road to War

$100 — Which 1765 law taxed printed materials in the colonies?
Stamp Act
$200 — What slogan protested taxation without representation?
No taxation without representation
$300 — Which 1773 event saw colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
$400 — Which British laws punished Boston after the tea protests?
Intolerable Acts
$500 — What 1774 meeting of colonial delegates responded to the Intolerable Acts?
First Continental Congress

Key People

$100 — Who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
$200 — Who served as commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
$300 — Which British monarch opposed colonial independence?
King George III
$400 — Whose midnight ride warned that the British were coming?
Paul Revere
$500 — Which American general became infamous for betraying West Point?
Benedict Arnold

Major Battles

$100 — Which 1775 skirmishes marked the war’s first battles?
Lexington and Concord
$200 — At which 1775 battle was the order given to hold fire until close range?
Bunker Hill
$300 — Which December 1776 victory after a river crossing boosted morale?
Trenton
$400 — Which 1777 American victory convinced France to join the war?
Saratoga
$500 — At which 1781 siege did Cornwallis surrender, ending major fighting?
Yorktown

Ideas & Docs

$100 — Which 1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine urged independence?
Common Sense
$200 — What document announced separation from Britain on July 4, 1776?
Declaration of Independence
$300 — According to the Declaration, life and liberty are what kind of rights?
Unalienable rights
$400 — What 1775 petition asked King George III for peace?
Olive Branch Petition
$500 — Whose Enlightenment ideas on natural rights influenced Jefferson?
John Locke

Timeline & Places

$100 — In what year was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
1776
$200 — What winter camp tested Washington’s army in 1777-1778?
Valley Forge
$300 — Name the river crossed before Washington’s attack on Trenton.
Delaware River
$400 — Which European nation formally allied with the Americans in 1778?
France
$500 — What 1783 treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Paris

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