Jeopardy Prehistory Early Colonies A Young Nation Growth

Jeopardy Prehistory Early Colonies A Young Nation Growth & Development The Union in Crisis $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 n According to the _______ theory, Native Americans first populated the North American continent by crossing a land bridge from Siberia between 15, 000 and 13, 000 BCE. n What is the “Bering Strait” theory?

1 - $200 n The Native Americans of the Great Plains were primarily an agricultural people until the introduction of the ____ caused them to become primarily nomadic hunters. n What is the “horse”?

1 - $300 n The modern state of Pennsylvania can be found in “this” prehistoric Native American region. n What is the “Eastern Woodlands”?

1 - $400 n Due to an abundance of available food sources such as hunting, foraging, fishing and farming, these two prehistoric American regions would have had significantly higher populations than other regions of the continent. n What are the “Eastern Woodlands” and the “Northwest Coast”?

1 - $500 n A harsh place to live, this region was home to primarily foraging Native Americans known as “diggers”. n What is the “Great Basin”?

2 - $100 n This famous metaphor was meant to express the desire for the new colonies to be ones that the world could look up to as role models, and as examples of successful self-government and democracy. n What is “a city upon a hill”?

2 - $200 n Under “this” system, an indentured servant could be awarded 50 acres of land if he brought another person with him to the colonies to serve as an indentured servant as well. n What is the “Headright System”?

DAILY DOUBLE!!! 2 - $300 n This conflict, which occurred in Virginia, was largely a clash between Governor Berkeley and an alliance of wealthy planters, colonists, indentured servants and slaves, and resulted in the burning of Jamestown. n What is “Bacon’s Rebellion”?

2 - $400 n In the early British colonies, “this” was the ratio of men to women. n What is “ 5 to 1”?

2 - $500 n “This” conflict, largely fought over the execution of three Wampanoag Native Americans signaled the end of friendly relations between New England colonists and regional Native American groups. n What is “King Philip’s War” or “Metacom’s War”?

3 - $100 n “This” was the most common reason why enslaved African Americans chose to serve in either the Loyalist or Patriot forces during the Revolution. n What is “the promise of freedom”?

3 - $200 n Native Americans were more likely to have either remained neutral during the Revolution, or, more likely to have supported the _____. n What are the “British forces”?

DAILY DOUBLE!!! 3 - $300 n While Amendments 9 and 10 of the U. S. Constitution outline states rights, the first 8 Amendments outline “these”. n What are “individual civil liberties”?

3 - $400 n “These” were the original parties of the nation’s first Two-Party System. n Who are the “Federalists” and the “Democratic Republicans”?

3 - $500 n Many people considered that President John Adams had violated the First Amendment rights of Americans when he signed “this” controversial bill. n What is the “Alien and Sedition Acts”?

4 - $100 n This controversial land deal between Jefferson and Napoleon had doubled the size of the United States by the time it was complete. n What is the “Louisiana Purchase”?

DAILY DOUBLE!!! 4 - $200 n This conflict, which involved several attempted invasions of British Canada, also launched Andrew Jackson to a level of hero-fame which would later help him to win the presidency. n What is the “War of 1812”?

4 - $300 n The process of transitioning from householdbased production to factory-based industrial production was one of the features of the “_______”. n What is the “Market Revolution”?

4 - $400 n This philosophy was distrustful of federal economic control, believed in a very literal interpretation of the Constitution and championed suffrage for all white males, regardless of class or wealth. n What is “Jacksonian Democracy”?

4 - $500 n “This” early example of U. S. foreign policy declared that European powers would never again be allowed to establish colonies, or to overthrow any free republics in the western hemisphere. n What is the “Monroe Doctrine”?

5 - $100 n “This” cultural phenomenon was the major driving force behind reform movements such as abolitionism and women’s rights. n What is the “Second Great Awakening”?

5 - $200 n This slave uprising which took place in Virginia was led by a man who believed he was destined by God to free his people. n What is the “Nat Turner Rebellion”?

5 - $300 n Lincoln had to work hard to keep the North fighting, a difficult task when many working class people were angry that the wealthy could pay their way out of the military draft – a concern shared by the people who participated in “these”. n What are the “New York City Draft Riots”?

5 - $400 n Many historians point to “this” factor as one of the main reasons why it took so long for the North to defeat the South, despite having far superior military and economic resources. n What is a “leadership discrepancy”?

5 - $500 n Because of “this” development, the weapons and munitions produced during the Civil War were of much better quality, resulting in greater accuracy, higher kill rates and fewer accidents. n What is “factory standardization” or “industrial standardization”?

Final Jeopardy: The Constitution n In a stroke of massive contradiction and hypocrisy, the final draft of the U. S. Constitution included these two clauses – both of which seemed to deny the very values of freedom and equality. n What are the “fugitive slave clause” and the “three-fifths compromise”?