Jeopardy: Westward Expansion

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Jeopardy Westward Expansion
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• SS5H3- The student will describe how life
  changed in America at the turn of the century.
• Activity- We will play a Jeopardy style quiz game
  to prepare for our upcoming Social Studies
  Westward Expansion test.
• Essential Question How did westward expansion
  impact the lives of Americans, immigrants, and
  Native Americans?

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Jeopardy Rules..

• Notice the different categories and dollar
  amounts. 
• We will move in team order each team will take
  turns selecting a category. 
• After each question, you will have one minute to
  work independently and write your answer (s) on
  your sheet of paper.
• When conference is called you will have one
  minute to discuss your answer (s) with your
  teammates to come up with your teams answer.  
• If your team answers correctly than your team
  will be awarded the dollar amount. If your team
  is incorrect, the next team gets a chance to
  steal. If they are correct they then will
  earn the money. (Can continue around if it is a
  difficult question.)
• That next team still selects the next question.
  (This is even if they miss the steal!)  You do
  not lose your turn if you miss a steal!
• Be sure Mrs. B. does not catch you conferencing
  when it is not appropriate. Teams conferencing
  in advance will have points deducted from their
  score and Mrs. Stone will gain points! Good
  Luck!
• You may keep track of your score on your answer
  sheet.
• Reminder Be sure you write neatly and your
  paper is organized. You will turn it in!

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Jeopardy
Expanding
Inventing
Speeding Along
Whos Who
Mixed
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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question from H1
Who invented the telegraph? Samuel Morse
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100 Answer from H1
Samuel Morse
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200 Question from H1
What did the government do to encourage settlers
to move west?
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200 Answer from H1
Offered land to settlers, through the Homestead
Act. Settlers could get 160 acres of land by
making a small payment or claim. They also had
to farm the land for five years. They also built
railroads and roads to encourage transportation.
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300 Question from H1
What was the telegraph and why was it important?
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300 Answer from H1
The telegraph was invention that used Morse Code
to send messages over large distances. It was
important because it could send messages
faster. It replaced the Pony Express.
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400 Question from H1
Describe what it was like for the Chinese
immigrants who worked on the Transcontinental
Railroad. Be specific in your response by being
sure to explain your answer
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400 Answer from H1
Chinese immigrants were given the most dangerous
jobs, faced prejudice from Americans, and were
paid less money. This was because of how they
looked and dressed.
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500 Question from H1
How did the United States government support the
development of the Transcontinental Railroad?
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500 Answer from H1
The government provided low-cost land to the
railroad companies as well as gave them loans to
build it. This was done through the Pacific
Railway Act
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100 Question from H2
Describe the climate of the Great Plains.
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100 Answer from H2
The climate was harsh and difficult to farm.
Winters were long and cold. Summers were hot and
dry because they had very little rainfall.
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200 Question from H2
Why had few settlers settled on the Plains to
farm at the start of Westward Expansion?
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200 Answer from H2
Life was hard for farmers. Prairie fires and
grasshoppers could destroy crops. Water and wood
was scarce.
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300 Question from H2
Who were the Exodusters and why were they
important in settling the West?
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300 Answer from H2
African American farmers who moved to the Plains
for farm land. They were important because they
grew crops on the land forcing the Indians off
the land and on to reservations.
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400 Question from H2
What is supply?
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400 Answer from H2
The amount of something (product) that people
want to sell.
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500 Question from H2
Why did cattle ranchers in the west send their
cattle to the Northeast?
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500 Answer from H2
Cattle ranchers sent their cattle to the North so
they could make larger profits. In the city
there was a larger demand so they could sell the
cattle for a higher price.
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100 Question from H3
What was a cattle trail and why was it important?.
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100 Answer from H3
Cattle trails were paths or routes that the
cowboys would use to drive cattle to markets.
There they would be sold and sent to the East for
larger profits.
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200 Question from H3
Why did the United States government want the
Indians to move to reservations?
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200 Answer from H3
The government wanted to take the land so
settlers could farm it. The government also
wanted Indian land to set up railroads and to
gain control of gold that was discovered
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300 Question from H3
What factors brought immigrants to live in the
United States?
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300 Answer from H3
Immigrants came to the United States to get jobs,
to escape persecution, gain freedom, and to make
a better life for themselves.
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400 Question from H3
During the 1900s where did immigrants come from.?
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400 Answer from H3
Eastern and Southern Europe
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500 Question from H3
Why were buffalo important to the Indians of the
Plains and what effect did settlement in the west
have on the buffalo?
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500 Answer from H3
The buffalo was important to the Plains Indians
because they were used for food, clothing, and
to build shelters. White settlers and the
United States government killed the buffalo and
almost caused them to become extinct.
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100 Question from H4
How did the settlement of the west impact the
lives of the Indians?
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100 Answer from H4
The Indians and the soldiers fought because the
United States government wanted the Indians to
move on farms to assimilate. The government
wanted them to become farmers.
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200 Question from H4
Why did cattle trails disappear by the late
1870s?
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200 Answer from H4
Cattle trails disappeared with the invention of
barbed wire and with the spread of railroads
lines.
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300 Question from H4
Where did immigrants settle in the U.S. during
the early 1900s?
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300 Answer from H4
Immigrants settled in ethnic neighborhoods in the
cities. New York European immigrants San
Francisco Chinese immigrants
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400 Question from H4
What is demand?
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400 Answer from H4
The amount of something that people want to buy
at certain prices.
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500 Question from H4
How did the invention of barbed wire affect the
cattle industry?
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500 Answer from H4
Barbed wire made it more difficult to herd cattle
to market. The range was no longer open so
cattle could not be easily driven to railheads.
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100 Question from H5
What immigrant group built the Transcontinental
Railroad from the East to the West?
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100 Answer from H5
Irish Immigrants built railway lines from the
East towards California.
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200 Question from H5
What is an immigrant?
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200 Answer from H5
A person who comes to live permanently in another
country.
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300 Question from H5
What is Morse Code?
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300 Answer from H5
System for representing letters, numerals, and
punctuation marks by a sequence of dots, dashes,
and spaces.
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400 Question from H5
What is a sodbuster?
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400 Answer from H5
A farmer or farm worker who moved west to plow
the land.
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500 Question from H5
What is barbed wire?
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500 Answer from H5
It is twisted wires armed with barbs or sharp
points
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Final Jeopardy
This map depicts which area of the United States.
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Final Jeopardy Answer
It is showing us the Great Plains or Midwest.