Jeopardy Vocabulary People British or Continental War Potpourri

Jeopardy Vocabulary People British or Continental War Potpourri Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400

$100 Question from H 1 A sharp blade, like a sword, attached to the end of a rifle

$100 Answer from H 1 bayonet

$200 Question from H 1 People or countries fighting on the same side against a common enemy

$200 Answer from H 1 allies

$300 Question from H 1 People who perform a service for free

$300 Answer from H 1 volunteers

$400 Question from H 1 Britain recognized the U. S. as an independent nation and gave them land

$400 Answer from H 1 Treaty of Paris

$100 Question from H 2 She dressed in men’s clothes and fought with the Continental Army

$100 Answer from H 2 Deborah Sampson

$200 Question from H 2 Well trained, experienced soldiers who were trained to fight

$200 Answer from H 2 professional soldiers

$300 Question from H 2 Soldiers who will fight for anyone that will pay them

$300 Answer from H 2 mercenaries

$400 Question from H 2 Trained the Continental Army, and taught them to obey orders and fight together

$400 Answer from H 2 George Washington

$100 Question from H 3 This army was made up of volunteers – mostly farmers, merchants, and workers

$100 Answer from H 3 Continental Army

$200 Question from H 3 Fought an offensive war by capturing important cities like New York

$200 Answer from H 3 British Army

$300 Question from H 3 Defended their home and tried to make a better future for themselves

$300 Answer from H 3 Continental Army

$400 Question from H 3 Fought in a country they didn’t know well and were surrounded by people who hated them

$400 Answer from H 3 British Army

$100 Question from H 4 Tactic in which sharpshooters hide and shoot the enemy one by one

$100 Answer from H 4 guerilla tactics

$200 Question from H 4 The last big battle of the war where the British troops surrendered

$200 Answer from H 4 The Battle of Yorktown

$300 Question from H 4 Powerful allies joined the American side when the Continentals won this battle

$300 Answer from H 4 The Battle of Saratoga

$400 Question from H 4 Two ways the allies helped the Continental Army

$400 Answer from H 4 *France supplied gunpowder and loaned money. * Europeans soldiers fought for the Americans. * French warships cut off British supply ships. * French soldiers helped tap the British in Yorktown.

$100 Question from H 5 War plans

$100 Answer from H 5 strategies

$200 Question from H 5 Small, fast ships with a few light cannons

$200 Answer from H 5 privateers

$300 Question from H 5 List 2 problems the Continental Army faced

$300 Answer from H 5 * inexperienced soldiers * little money to pay soldiers and buy supplies * little discipline * small navy

$400 Question from H 5 A place where more than 2, 500 Continental soldiers died from cold and sickness and refused to give up

$400 Answer from H 5 Valley Forge