4. Jeopardy Civil War Reconstruction Wild West Turn of the Century Alaska/Hawaii Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Q $100 Q $200 Q $300 Q $400 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

5. $100 Question from H1 These are the names of the two sides fighting during the Civil War. Label them correctly.

6. $100 Answer from H1 North – Union South - Confederacy

7. $200 Question from H1 What was the name of the North’s plan where they surrounded the south and split it in two by conquering the Mississippi River?

8. $200 Answer from H1 Anaconda Plan

9. $300 Question from H1 Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

10. $300 Answer from H1 Fort Sumter, South Carolina

11. $400 Question from H1 Name 2 major battles of the Civil War and tell their importance.

12. $400 Answer from H1 Battle of Vicksburg – Control of the Mississippi River for the North Battle of Gettysburg – North victory followed by presidential address Battle of Antietam – Turning point for the North – first major victory.

13. $500 Question from H1 3 answers required: The war ended when WHO did WHAT, WHERE?

14. $500 Answer from H1 General Lee surrendered at Appomatox Courthouse

15. $100 Question from H2 This Amendment ended slavery.

16. $100 Answer from H2 13 th Amendment

17. $200 Question from H2 This was the group that helped former slaves find jobs and homes and started churches and schools.

18. $200 Answer from H2 Freedman’s Bureau

19. $300 Question from H2 Which Amendments were created at the end of the Civil War?

20. $300 Answer from H2 13 th, 14 th, & 15 th

21. $400 Question from H2 After President Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who became president?

22. $400 Answer from H2 Andrew Johnson

23. $500 Question from H2 The group of people who came from the north to the south during Reconstruction were called what?

24. $500 Answer from H2 Carpetbaggers Scalawags were southerners who worked with the carpetbaggers

25. $100 Question from H3 This made travel across the nation significantly easier for people. They no longer needed to travel by boat around South America or use horse/carriage.

26. $100 Answer from H3 Transcontinental Railroad

27. $200 Question from H3 This gave farmers 160 acres of land in the Great Plains for $10 if they agreed to live on it and farm on it for 5 years.

28. $200 Answer from H3 Homestead Act

29. $300 Question from H3 Cattle Trails were used to move cattle around the country. Name the famous cattle trail that went from Texas north up to Kansas.

30. $300 Answer from H3 Chisholm Trail

31. $400 Question from H3 This new technology allowed messages to be transmitted across a wire. It was created by Samuel Morse.

32. $400 Answer from H3 Telegraph

33. $500 Question from H3 Native Americans were forced off of their land and were forced to move to _______, land set aside by the government specifically for Native Americans.

34. $500 Answer from H3 Reservations

35. $100 Question from H4 These brothers invented the first airplane, Flyer. It flew at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

36. $100 Answer from H4 Orville and Wilbur Wright

37. $200 Question from H4 Because workers worked dangerous jobs, lengthy hours and received poor pay, they created these.

38. $200 Answer from H4 Labor Unions

39. $300 Question from H4 2 answers required(be specific): Immigration to America was very high at this time. People came from all over the world for new opportunities in America. Immigrants from Europe arrived at _____, and immigrants from Asia arrived at _____.

40. $300 Answer from H4 Europeans came to Ellis Island Asian came to Angel Island

41. $400 Question from H4 During the early 1900’s, there were new methods of transportation. The electric streetcar and airplane were 2 examples. Frank and Charles Duryea are credited as the inventor of the _______.

42. $400 Answer from H4 automobile

43. $500 Question from H4 Andrew Carnegie made a fortune in the steel industry. John D. Rockefeller was successful in the oil industry. He was so successful that he had complete control of the oil industry. What is it called when one company controls the entire industry?

44. $500 Answer from H4 John D. Rockefeller had a monopoly with his company, Standard Oil.

45. $100 Question from H5 From what country did the US get Alaska in 1867?

46. $100 Answer from H5 Russia

47. $200 Question from H5 What did people want Hawaii to be part of the US?

48. $200 Answer from H5 The land was so rich that planters wanted access to this valuable resource.

49. $300 Question from H5 Which industries prospered after Alaska became part of the US? (Give 2)

50. $300 Answer from H5 Fishing Fur Trade Mining Gold was found in Alaska, but it is not an industry.

51. $400 Question from H5 William Seward was responsible for Alaska becoming part of the US. What did people call Alaska before they realized how valuable it was?

52. $400 Answer from H5 “Seward’s Icebox” or “Seward’s Folly”

53. $500 Question from H5 America annexed Hawaii and took control from their leader, who gave up the land in an effort to avoid deaths from fighting. Who was in charge of Hawaii before America took over?

54. $500 Answer from H5 Queen Liliuokalani

55. Final Jeopardy For 3 points each, name the inventors of the following (any wrong answers result in a loss of 3 points each; no answer will leave your score as is): Airplane – Automobile – Light bulb – Telephone – Telegraph –

56. Final Jeopardy Answer For 3 points each, name the inventors of the following: Airplane – Wright Brothers Automobile – Duryea Brothers Light bulb – Thomas Edison Telephone – Alexander Graham Bell Telegraph – Samuel Morse