Louisiana Purchase Annexation of Texas Grab Bag Florida and Oregon Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy Mexican- American War

$100 Question Louisiana Purchase How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the size of the United States?

$100 Answer from Louisiana Purchase The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States.

$200 Question Louisiana Purchase How much did the U.S. pay for the Louisiana Territory?

$200 Answer from Louisiana Purchase $15 million

$300 Question Louisiana Purchase What two landforms border the Louisiana Territory?

$300 Answer from Louisiana Purchase The Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains

$400 Question Louisiana Purchase What two countries controlled the Louisiana Territory before the U.S. bought it in 1803?

$400 Answer from Louisiana Purchase Spain and France

$500 Question Louisiana Purchase What was James Monroe’s original mission when he went to France to negotiate with Napoleon?

$500 Answer from Louisiana Purchase James Monroe originally went to France to buy New Orleans.

$100 Question from Oregon and Florida Who did President Monroe send to end Seminole raids in Florida?

$100 Answer from Oregon and Florida General Andrew Jackson

$200 Question from Oregon and Florida Name a reason why settlers wanted to move to Oregon Country.

$200 Answer from Oregon and Florida Fertile farmland

$300 Question from Oregon and Florida Name at least two groups of people who were living in Florida when it was controlled by the Spanish.

$300 Answer from Oregon and Florida Seminole Indians Runaway slaves Spanish colonists English traders

$400 Question from Oregon and Florida What was the phrase used by President Monroe and other Americans about Spain’s presence in Florida?

$400 Answer from Oregon and Florida Govern or get out!

$500 Question from Oregon and Florida What line marked the northern border of Oregon (U.S. side) after a treaty was signed with Britain?

$500 Answer from Oregon and Florida The 49 th parallel.

$100 Question from Annexation of Texas What year did Mexico win its independence from Spain?

$100 Answer from Annexation of Texas 1821

$200 Question from Annexation of Texas What year did Texas become the 28 th state of the United States?

$200 Answer from Annexation of Texas 1845

$300 Question from Annexation of Texas What was the name of the Mexican general that the Americans had to keep fighting to win Texas?

$300 Answer from Annexation of Texas Santa Anna

$400 Question from Annexation of Texas What is the name of the first battle fought for Texas independence where Americans lost very badly?

$400 Answer from Annexation of Texas The Alamo

$500 Question from Annexation of Texas Identify the last names of two generals who fought for Texan independence and for whom cities in Texas are now named.

$500 Answer from Annexation of Texas Austin and Houston

$100 Question from Grab Bag Define Manifest Destiny.

$100 Answer from Grab Bag In the mid-1800s, the belief that it was America’s divine right and duty to spread the nation across the North American continent.

$200 Question from Grab Bag What country were people living in the Oregon Country from OTHER than the United States?

$200 Answer from Grab Bag Britain

$300 Question from Grab Bag What was the name for Texas of Mexican descent?

$300 Answer from Grab Bag Tejanos

$400 Question from Grab Bag How did the United States acquire the Oregon Country?

$400 Answer from Grab Bag Through a treaty with Great Britain

$500 Question from Grab Bag What two foreign countries owned territory that bordered the Oregon Country?

$500 Answer from Grab Bag Russia and Mexico

$100 Question from Mexican-American War What two rivers were the U.S. and Mexico arguing over as the border of Texas?

$100 Answer from Mexican-American War Rio Grande and Nueces

$200 Question from Mexican-American War What incident technically started the Mexican-American War?

$200 Answer from Mexican-American War Mexican troops shot at American troops in the “disputed territory” between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. Extra Detail: Some people think Polk put troops there so they would get shot at and he could start a war.

$300 Question from Mexican-American War What are two states that we know today that were acquired during the Mexican-American War?

$300 Answer from Mexican-American War California and New Mexico

$400 Question from Mexican-American War What were the nicknames of General Zachary Taylor and General Winfield Scott?

$400 Answer from Mexican-American War Old Rough and Ready and Old Fuss and Feathers

$500 Question from Mexican-American War In what year was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed?

$500 Answer from Mexican-American War 1848

Final Jeopardy: Category Timeline (chronology)

Final Jeopardy: Question Put the following events in chronological order: Oregon Country Florida Acquisition Gadsden Purchase Mexican Cession Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation

Final Jeopardy: Answer Put the following events in chronological order: 1803: Louisiana Purchase 1819: Florida Acquisition 1845: Texas Annexation 1846: Oregon Country 1848: Mexican Cession 1853: Gadsden Purchase