This board helps players review American Revolution through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Road to Revolution, Patriot People, Battles & Events, Words of Freedom, Colonial Choices. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.
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What phrase protested British taxes when colonists had no elected representatives in Parliament?
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No taxation without representation
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Who was commander in chief of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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Which battles in April 1775 are considered the first battles of the American Revolution?
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Lexington and Concord
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What document announced that the thirteen colonies considered themselves independent from Britain?
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Declaration of Independence
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What were colonists who supported independence called?
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Patriots
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Board content
Road to Revolution
- $100 — What phrase protested British taxes when colonists had no elected representatives in Parliament?
- No taxation without representation
- $200 — What 1773 protest involved colonists dumping British tea into Boston Harbor?
- Boston Tea Party
- $300 — What British law required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials?
- Stamp Act
- $400 — What were the harsh British laws passed after the Boston Tea Party commonly called by colonists?
- Intolerable Acts
- $500 — What event in 1770 involved British soldiers killing five colonists in Boston?
- Boston Massacre
Patriot People
- $100 — Who was commander in chief of the Continental Army?
- George Washington
- $200 — Who wrote most of the Declaration of Independence?
- Thomas Jefferson
- $300 — Who made a famous midnight ride warning that British troops were coming?
- Paul Revere
- $400 — Who helped persuade colonists toward independence with the pamphlet Common Sense?
- Thomas Paine
- $500 — Which American diplomat helped secure French support for the Revolution?
- Benjamin Franklin
Battles & Events
- $100 — Which battles in April 1775 are considered the first battles of the American Revolution?
- Lexington and Concord
- $200 — Which 1777 American victory helped convince France to openly support the colonies?
- Battle of Saratoga
- $300 — Where did Washington's army endure a difficult winter in 1777–1778?
- Valley Forge
- $400 — Which 1781 battle led to the surrender of a major British army?
- Battle of Yorktown
- $500 — Which country became an important military ally of the Americans?
- France
Words of Freedom
- $100 — What document announced that the thirteen colonies considered themselves independent from Britain?
- Declaration of Independence
- $200 — On what date was the Declaration of Independence adopted?
- July 4, 1776
- $300 — What famous opening idea says people have rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
- unalienable rights
- $400 — What governing body approved the Declaration of Independence?
- Second Continental Congress
- $500 — What 1783 agreement formally ended the Revolutionary War?
- Treaty of Paris
Colonial Choices
- $100 — What were colonists who supported independence called?
- Patriots
- $200 — What were colonists who remained loyal to Britain called?
- Loyalists
- $300 — What British king ruled during the American Revolution?
- King George III
- $400 — Why did Britain tax the colonies after the French and Indian War?
- to help pay war debts and colonial defense costs
- $500 — What was one major result of the American Revolution?
- the United States became independent
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