3. Enjoy “Colonies” Jeopardy! Ligers vs. Mean Machine Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands) A player from Ligers chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Ms. Case reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond. Once students answer, we will record the contestant’s score – You gain the dollar amount if correct; lose the dollar amount if incorrect. We will continue the game until all categories are finished.

4. Name the Year Important Terms Spanish Colonies French and Dutch Colonies Misc. Information Game Board $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500

5. The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown in this year. $100

6. When was 1607? $100 To Game Board

7. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes St. Augustine in this year. $200

8. When was 1565? $200 To Game Board

9. The Dutch establish New Amsterdam in this year. $300

10. When was 1626? $300 To Game Board

11. Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec in this year. $400

12. When was 1608? $400 To Game Board

13. William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish Plymouth in this year. $500

14. When was 1620? $500 To Game Board

15. A religious settlement. $100

16. What is a mission? $100 To Game Board

17. A land ruled by another country. $200

18. What is a colony? $200 To Game Board

19. A law making branch of government. $300

20. What is a legislature? $300 To Game Board

21. A person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America. $400

22. What was an indentured servant? $400 To Game Board

23. The records and artifacts made by people who saw or took part in an event. $500

24. What are primary sources? $500 To Game Board

25. Spanish leaders governed most of the colonies in New Spain from this city. $100

26. What was Mexico City? $100 To Game Board

27. Spain built these on the borderlands of New Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity. $200

28. What were missions? $200 To Game Board

29. After the arrival of the Spanish, this changed the lives of many American Indians. $300

30. What are horses? $300 To Game Board

31. They taught the Native Americans Christianity and introduced them to horses, sheep, cattle, and new crops in New Spain. $400

32. Who were missionaries? $400 To Game Board

33. He raised concerns about how the Indians were being treated in New Spain and later freed his slaves. $500

34. Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas? $500 To Game Board

35. He taught the first colonists in New England how to farm and fish. $100

36. Who was Tisquantum (Squanto)? $100 To Game Board

37. This colony was established by the Dutch in what is currently New York and New Jersey. $200

38. What is the New Netherland colony? $200 To Game Board

39. Jamestown was founded on a river near this body of water. $300

40. What is the Chesapeake Bay? $300 To Game Board

41. The people of this region had a small population because the region covered so much land (area). $400

42. What was the colony of New France? $400 To Game Board

43. One advantage is the location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean. $500

44. What was one advantage of the Pilgrims building their settlement on a bay? $500 To Game Board

45. The people who signed this compact agreed to make and follow their own laws for the common good (self-government). $100

46. What was the Mayflower Compact? $100 To Game Board

47. Some of the economic activities of these colonies were farming, ranching, fishing, mining, and fur trading. $200

48. What were the North American Colonies? $200 To Game Board

49. LaSalle claimed this North American land for France in 1684. $300

50. What was the Mississippi River Valley? $300 To Game Board

51. The Virginia colonies pushed these native Americans off their land causing them to fight back. $400

52. Who were the Powhatan Indians? $400 To Game Board

53. It was this group’s job to make laws for the Virginia Colony. $500

54. What was the House of Burgesses? $500 To Game Board

55. Final Jeopardy Category: Click for “Answer”

56. This land was located on low swampy land, which had disease-carrying mosquitoes and unhealthy drinking water. Click to see the correct response!

57. What was Jamestown Colony’s location? Exit Game

58. Thank You for Playing Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003

59. Be Curious… Read & Learn More about Colonies!