Jeopardy
American
Revolution
Regions of
Virginia
U.S.
Jamestown &
Constitution Va Colony
Reconstruction
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Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from G1
Who was the commander of
the Continental Army?
$100 Answer from G1
George Washington
$200 Question from G1
What was Patrick Henry speaking
out against when he said “Give
me liberty or give me death?”
$200 Answer from G1
Taxation without
Representation
$300 Question from G1
Who did loyalists support
during the American
Revolution?
$300 Answer from G1
The British
$400 Question from G1
How did the Revolutionary war end?
$400 Answer from G1
The English surrendered after
the Battle of Yorktown
$500 Question from G1
Who wrote the Declaration
of Independence?
$500 Answer from G1
Thomas Jefferson
$100 Question from H2
What two large bodies of
water border Virginia?
$100 Answer from H2
Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
$200 Question from H2
What are the five regions of
Virginia?
$200 Answer from H2
1. Coastal Plain (Tidewater)
2. Piedmont
3. Blue Ridge Mountains
4. Valley and Ridge
5. Appalachian Plateau
$300 Question from H2
What is the Piedmont region
like?
$300 Answer from H2
Rolling Hills
$400 Question from H2
What is a peninsula?
$400 Answer from H2
A piece of land bordered
by water on three sides.
$500 Question from H2
Which region consists of old rounded
mountains and is the source of many
rivers?
$500 Answer from H2
Blue Ridge Mountains
$100 Question from C3
What document is based on the
Virginia Declaration of Rights?
$100 Answer from C3
The Bill of Rights
$200 Question from C3
Who wrote the Virginia
Declaration of Rights?
$200 Answer from C3
George Mason
$300 Question from C3
Why was James Madison called the
“Father of the Constitution”?
$300 Answer from C3
Due to the detailed notes he kept
and his skills at compromise which
helped the delegates reach
agreement while writing the
constitution?
$400 Question from C3
Who wrote the Virginia Statute
for Religious Freedom?
$400 Answer from C3
Thomas Jefferson
$500 Question from C3
What document is based on the
Virginia Statute for Religious
Freedom?
$500 Answer from C3
The first amendment of
the Constitution of
United States of America
which protects religious
freedom.
$100 Question from E4
Why was the arrival of women in
1620 to Jamestown important?
$100 Answer from E4
Made it possible for the settlers
to establish families and a
more permanent settlement at
Jamestown
$200 Question from E4
Who financed the settlement
of Jamestown?
$200 Answer from E4
The stockholders of the Virginia
Company of London
$300 Question from E4
The Powhatans traded food, furs
and leather with the English.
What products did the English
trade with the Powhatans ?
$300 Answer from E4
Tools
Pots
Guns
$400 Question from E4
Why did the colonists decide on the
location of Jamestown to settle?
$400 Answer from E4
1. Easily defended from attack by sea
2. Deep enough for ships to dock.
3. Believed to be a good supply of fresh
water.
$500 Question from E4
Why was Jamestown
established?
$500 Answer from E4
As an economic venture
$100 Question from HM5
What southwestern Virginia city
became an important Railroad Center
during the Reconstruction Era?
$100 Answer from HM5
Roanoke
$200 Question from HM5
What became a source of livelihood
for residents of southwest Virginia
during the Reconstruction Era?
$200 Answer from HM5
Coal Mining
$300 Question from HM5
What government agency provided
food, schools and medical care for
freed slaves and others in Virginia
and the rest of the south?
$300 Answer from HM5
Freedman’s Bureau
$400 Question from HM5
How did Sharecroppers pay for
the land they rented?
$400 Answer from HM5
By promising to pay the owner
with a share of the crop they raised
$500 Question from HM5
What were two measures taken to
resolve some of the problems in
Virginia during Reconstruction?
$500 Answer from HM5
The establishment of the
Freedmen’s Bureau and
sharecropping.
Final Jeopardy
What was Patrick Henry’s role in
the Revolutionary War?
Final Jeopardy Answer
Inspired patriots from other
colonies when he spoke out against
taxation without representation by
saying “…give me liberty or give
me death.”