Scavenger Hunt
8th grade
American History
Revolutionary War
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/road.html
Go to the above website: The Road to Revolution, click on begin, and take the ten
question quiz, then answer the following questions.
1-Where did the Road to Revolution start? ___________________________________
2. Who was a member of the Sons of Liberty? _________________________________
3. What was the name of the pamphlet Thomas Paine wrote? _____________________
4. Name three of the six cities shown on the map.
_______________________________________________________________________
https://www.ducksters.com/
Ducksters have many resources in a variety of subjects. Go to the website, click on
History, then click on The Declaration of Independence. Read the passage then answer
the questions.
5. What was the name of the group that declared the independence of the United
States? _________________________________________________________________
6. What is the name of the last picture in the above passage?
________________________________________________________________________
7. After writing the Declaration, Jefferson gave a copy to what two men to read and
edit? ___________________________________________________________________
https://explorers.mrdonn.org/games.html History Explorer
This is an interactive website with games and activities. Go to the website, on the left
side click on American History, then choose The American Revolution, read the three
paragraphs then answer the question.
8. The United States of America was the birth of what? ___________________________
https://online.seterra.com/en/vgp/3003
Seterra has many interactive map resources. Go to the website and answer the
following question.
9. What is the name of the state in the center of the five pictures? _________________
http://besthistorysites.net/american-history/revolution-independence/
Many sites with historical resources. Go to the website and answer the following
question.
10. There is a picture of The Battle of Monmouth, June 1778. What is the ladies name in
the picture? _____________________________________________________________
Scavenger Hunt Answer Key
1. Boston
2. Samuel Adams
3. Common Sense
4. Wash. D.C.
Saratoga
Boston
Trenton
5. The Second Continental Congress
6. The Destination of Tea at Boston Harbor
7. Ben Franklin and John Adams
8. A new nation.
9. Arizona
10. Molly Pitcher
Philadelphia
Yorktown