Know Your History

An American Revolution-focused game

show/presentation by Anna Gundlach and
Julissa Jaimes

Part 1
The Facts

Before the Revolutionary War

- America was happy to be nothing but a set of British colonies until...
- King George III decided to replenish his depleted treasury by forcing ridiculous
taxes on his American colonies.
- A series of retaliations on both sides ensued, the most famous being the Boston
Tea Party.
- The British king then inflicted the Intolerable Acts upon the colonists, the
demands of included:
- The Quartering Act commanded colonists to house British soldiers.
- The Massachusetts Government Act forced Massachusetts government to surrender most of
their control to the British.

Why the Revolutionary War

Happened
- King George III treated his American colonies unfairly.

- The colonies wanted freedom from British tyranny.

- Those colonies were willing to fight a world superpower for their freedom.

During the Revolutionary War

- Furious at what he saw as pure insolence from the colonies, King George III
ordered his army to attack the cities of Lexington and Concord in
Massachusetts. It was during this event that the famous ride of Paul Revere and
the unexplainably less famous, but equally significant, rides of William Dawes
and Samuel Prescott took place.
- After a few months of furious correspondence between the colonies and their
mother country (including the unread Olive Branch Petition), war began.
- The first major battle of the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Bunker Hill
(which actually took place at the nearby Breeds hill). The British won, but with
heavy casualties.
- The Declaration of Independence, a now world-famous document in which the
colonists renounce England and announce that all men are created equal, was
written a little over a year later (on July 4, 1776).

During the Revolutionary War

- When the French decided to aid the colonists cause in that year, what was a
(cont.)
civil war became an international conflict.Spain allied with the colonies in 1779.
- After four more long years of battle, it seemed as if the British were winning.
England occupied both Georgia and South Carolina and was showing no mercy.
They destroyed colonial troops at the Battle of Camden in August of 1780 as
part of their strong offensive. The colonists essentially had no victories that
year.
- In 1781, however, 14,000 soldiers (a mixture of American and French) and 36
French ships won a pivotal battle at Yorktown. The leader of the British forces
at Yorktown, General Cornwallis, surrendered to the colonists.
- British soldiers remained stationed in America until over a year later, but there
was no more serious action. Britain eventually reclaimed their troops, and the

After the Revolutionary War

The war ended on September 3rd, 1783, which gave the 13 colonies
independence from Great Britain and they were then able to join together to
become the United States of America
British Army and Navy agreed to leave all American territory
The US was then able to trade to any country in the world

Works Cited
Pavao, Janelle. "Causes of the American Revolution." Revolutionary-War.net. Greatest Stories Ever Told. 2014. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.
History.com Staff. "American Revolution History." History.com. A+E Networks, 2009. Web. 7 Jan. 2016.
Studyzone.org. Studyzone.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Jan. 2016 .

Part 2
The Game

Rules
- Three volunteers will be selected from the
class. They will stand at the front of the
room for the duration of a round.

- Should that contestant answer correctly,

he or she will be given a reward and the
next question will appear on the screen.

- Before the round begins, each contestant

will demonstrate the sound they will make
when they wish to give an answer.

- Should that contestant answer incorrectly,

the other contestants can, at that point,
make their sounds and answer in the same
manner as the first contestant.

- When a question appears on the screen,

the contestants will have a reasonable
amount of time to consider the question.
- When a contestant makes his or her unique
sound, he or she will be given fifteen
seconds to declare his or her answer.

- Contestants can only answer a single

question once.
- The reward is:

Round 1: We Told You This

Question 1
What was the
name of the king
who taxed the
colonists unfairly?

King George III

Question 2
Name one person,
other than Paul
Revere, who rode to
warn Lexington and
Concord of the
approaching British.

Samuel Prescott
OR
William Dawes

Question 3
Where did the
Battle of Bunker
Hill take place?

Breeds Hill

Round 2: We Told You This

Question 1
What did the
Boston Port Act
do?

It closed the the

port of Boston
until the colonies
paid for the tea
they destroyed in
the Boston Tea
Party.

Question 2
On which date was
the Declaration of
Independence
written?

July 4, 1776

Question 3
Did the British
Army and Navy
agree to leave all
American
territory?

Yes, they did.

Round 3: We Told You This

Question 1
What is the name
of the treaty that
officially ended the
Revolutionary
War?

The Treaty of
Paris

Question 2
What did the
Treaty of Paris do?

Declared America
independent of
British rule.

Question 3
In what year was
the Treaty of Paris
signed?

1983

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Question 1
Which early
American president
acted as commander
in chief of the
Continental
(colonists) army?

George
Washington

Question 2
At which location in
Pennsylvania did
Washington and his
troops spend the
winter of 17771778?

Valley Forge

Question 3
What is the famous
order commander
William Prescott is
said to have given his
troops at the Battle
of Bunker Hill?

Dont fire until

you see the
whites of their
eyes.

The End
Thanks for playing!