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Jeopardy Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy
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$100 Question from Oregon Country Who were the earliest settlers of the Oregon Country?
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$100 Answer from Oregon Country Mountain Men
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$200 Question from Oregon Country How did the earliest settlers reach the Oregon country, What was their route known as?
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$200 Answer from Oregon Country The Oregon Trail
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$300 Question from Oregon Country What treaty gave the United States’ Spain’s land in the Oregon Country?
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$300 Answer from Oregon Country The Adams-Onis Treaty
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$400 Question from Oregon Country What two countries had a joint occupation of the Oregon Country?
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$400 Answer from Oregon Country The United States and Great Britian
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$500 Question from Oregon Country What was the campaign slogan used by James K Polk to describe how north the United States wanted control in Oregon?
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$500 Answer from Oregon Country 54/40 or fight
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$100 Question from Texas Independence What treaty between the US and Spain gave Spain the area of current day Texas?
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$100 Answer from Texas Independence The Adams/Onis Treaty
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$200 Question from Texas Independence When the Spanish began selling land in the area for very cheap, who bough the land?
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$200 Answer from Texas Independence Americans
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$300 Question from Texas Independence Who overthrow the Spanish government in Mexico and formed a new dictatorship?
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$300 Answer from Texas Independence Mexicans and General Santa Anna.
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$400 Question from Texas Independence What defeat is still viewed as today as a Morale Victory for the Texans?
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$400 Answer from Texas Independence The Alamo!
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$500 Question from Texas Independence. After 10 years of being their own country, what president finally annexed Texas??
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$500 Answer from Texas Independence James K. Polk
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$100 Question from the Mexican War What territory did Polk Desperately covet and try to purchase from Mexico prior to the War?
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$100 Answer from the Mexican War California
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$200 Question from the Mexican War? Why?
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$200 Answer from the Mexican War Another safe passage to the Pacific Ocean
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$300 Question from the Mexican War A border dispute where?, helped give Polk his opportunity to go to War with Mexico?
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$300 Answer from the Mexican War The Rio Grande
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$400 Question from the Mexican War What future President and current general did Polk send into the disputed territory?
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$400 Answer from the Mexican War Zachary Taylor
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$500 Question from the Mexican War When Polk created a War plan how many parts or phases did it have?
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$500 Answer from the Mexican War 3
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$100 Question from Effects of the War What treaty ended the Mexican War?
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$100 Answer from Effects of the War The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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$200 Question from Effects of the War What territories did the United States receive from Mexico in the treaty?
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$200 Answer from Effects of the War California and New Mexico
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$300 Question from Effects of the War What did the United States receive in the Gasden Purchase?
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$300 Answer from Effects of the War A strip of land containing parts of a number of states
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$400 Question from Effects of the War For How much?
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$400 Answer from Effects of the War 15 million
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$500 Question from Effects of the War The majority of American deaths in the war were from what?
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$500 Answer from Effects of the War disease
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$100 Question from Settling California and Utah What were the names of the settlers who went to California during 1849 in search of finding gold?
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$100 Answer from Settling California and Utah 49ers
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$200 Question from Settling California and Utah What was the name of the man who created the Mormon religion?
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$200 Answer from Settling California and Utah Joseph Smith
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$300 Question from Settling California and Utah Who took over for Joseph Smith and brought the Mormons to Utah?
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$300 Answer from Settling California and Utah Brigham Young
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$400 Question from Settling California and Utah What was the nickname given to Mexicans living in California who were forced from their land by the American settlers?
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$400 Answer from Settling California and Utah Californio’s
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$500 Question from Settling California and Utah What was the name of the mill where gold was first found in California?
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$500 Answer from Settling California and Utah Sutter’s Mill
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Final Jeopardy What was Polk’s 3 part plan to win the Mexican War? How was his plan carried out, was it succesful?
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Final Jeopardy Answer Part1. Secure the disputed Texas Border surrounding the Rio Grande, this was carried out successfully by Zachary Taylor and his forces. Part 2. Secure California and New Mexico, this was carried out and in California it was done by Americans living in the territory who fought and formed the short- lasting Bear Flag Republic Part 3. Capture Mexico City, this was carried out successfully by General Winfield Scott.
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