jeopardy unit 8-10 mr. h. mayor american history mount airy high school
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JEOPARDY Unit 8-
10 Mr. H. Mayor American History Mount Airy High School
Jeopardy for Goals 4-6Jeopardy for Goals 4-6Immigra
nts Indians
West
Labor
People
Politics
Imperialism
Odds
andEnds
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200 200 200
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300 300 300
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400 400 400
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500 500 500
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Final Jeopardy
What group came What group came to America from to America from Eastern Europe Eastern Europe
in large numbers in large numbers in the late in the late
18801880’’s?s?
100
JewsJews
Immigrants
What region of What region of the U.S had the the U.S had the
fewest fewest immigrants in immigrants in the late 1800the late 1800’’s?s?
200
SouthSouth
Immigrants
Why did Why did immigration immigration
increase during increase during the late 1800the late 1800””ss
300
ESCAPE FROM ESCAPE FROM RELIGIOUS RELIGIOUS
PERSECUTION AND PERSECUTION AND POLITICAL OPPRESSION, POLITICAL OPPRESSION,
ECONOMIC ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN OPPORTUNITIES IN
AMERICAAMERICA
Immigrants
How did congress How did congress react to the react to the
growing anti-growing anti-Asian sentiment Asian sentiment on the west cost?on the west cost?
400
Chinese Chinese Exclusion ActExclusion Act
immigrants
What term What term describes the describes the policies that policies that
discriminated discriminated against against
immigrants?immigrants?
500
NativismNativism
Bonus
What did What did Chinese workers Chinese workers help to complete help to complete that will greatly that will greatly
influence the influence the West Cost? West Cost?
Transcontinental Transcontinental RailroadRailroad
Immigrants
What area was What area was affected by the affected by the
discovery of gold discovery of gold on the Sioux on the Sioux ReservationReservation??
100
Black HillsBlack Hills
Native Americans
Where did U.S. Where did U.S. soldier kill 200 soldier kill 200
innocent Sioux in innocent Sioux in 1890?1890?
200
Wounded Wounded Knee,SDKnee,SD
Native Americans
What was the What was the goal of the Dawes goal of the Dawes
Act passed in Act passed in 1887?1887?
300
End tribal way of End tribal way of life for Indianslife for Indians
Bonus
What was the What was the subject of Helen subject of Helen Hunt JacksonHunt Jackson’’s s A A
Century of Century of DishonorDishonor??
Bonus
TREATIES WITH TREATIES WITH INDIANS THAT INDIANS THAT WERE BROKEN WERE BROKEN
BY THE U.S. BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT
Native Americans
What resulted What resulted from the from the
destruction of destruction of the buffalo herds the buffalo herds
on the Great on the Great Plains?Plains?
400
Indians lost their Indians lost their most valuable most valuable
resource resource
Native Americans
500500
Sand Creek, Colorado Sand Creek, Colorado was the sight of what was the sight of what event?event?
answer
Chivington Chivington Massacre Massacre
Native Americans
Why did the U.S. develop a policy of
imperialism?
100
Need for overseas markets
Imperialism
What policy was dropped when the
U.S. turned to imperialism?
200
Isolation
Imperialism
What British policy could be compared
to U.S. imperialism?
300
Mercantilism
Imperialism
What is the best explanation for U.S. military growth and
imperialism in the late 1800’s?
400
Protect American
investments overseas
Imperialism
What were two trends that fueled the American
Imperialism?
500
Belief in Anglo-Saxon
“superiority,” and American’s did not want to fall behind
European countries in the race for colonies
ImperialismBONUS
What impact did the Spanish-
American War have on U.S. relations with other nations?
100
The United States became
an international
force Odds and Ends
What was the result of Admiral
Mahan’s argument for a stronger two-ocean navy?
200
The Panama Canal was
built
Odds and Ends
What was the 1903 event that
occurred when Chinese rebels
tried to “rid China of foreign devils”?
300
Boxer Rebellion
Odds and Ends
What policy was the result of
American companies looking for places to sell
their goods?400
Imperialism
Odds and Ends
What event was the first test to
President Wilson’s “missionary diplomacy”?
500
Mexican Revolution
in 1911
Odds and Ends BONUS
Bonus: What term meant
that foreigners were not to be
tried in Chinese courts (during the
1800s)?
Extraterritoriality
Odds and Ends
What was different about the Knights
of Labor from other early labor organizations?
100
Membership was open to all workers
Labor
What type of early labor organization
was made up of skilled
workers only? 200
Craft Unions
Labor
What violent event was blamed on radical labor
organizations in 1886?
300
Haymarket affair
Labor
In general, who was blamed for labor disputes during the late
1800’s?400
Workers
Labor BONUS
Bonus:
Name three people who
helped organize some of the first labor unions in
the United States
Uriah Stephens, Terrence Powderly, Eugene V. Debs, Samuel Gompers, “Mother” Jones, Pauline Newman
Labor
What phrase describes the
group negotiations that unions
wanted to conduct with employers? 500
Collective Bargaining
Labor
Why was President Garfield
assassinated?
100
He rejected the assassin for a
government job
Politics
Whom did both the Democrats and
Populists nominate to run for
president in 1896? 200
William Jennings Bryan
Politics
What political party supported laissez-
faire policies of the late 1800’s?
300
Republicans
Politics
What type of political
organizations took control of large
cities in the late 1800s? 400
Political Machines
Politics
What city was controlled by
Tammany Hall and who was it’s boss?
500
New York City; Boss Tweed
Politics BONUS
Bonus:
What contribution was made by
Thomas Nast in cleaning up city government?
His political cartoons helped
expose corruption in
political machines
Politics
Who was the owner of the NY Morning
Journal that printed
exaggerated stories to sell
papers? 100
William Randolph Hurst
People
What Hungarian immigrant became
the publisher of the NY World?
200
Joseph Pulitzer
People
Who was the designer of
Central Park who also helped design
the Biltmore Estate? 300
Frederick Law Olmstead
People BONUS
Bonus:
What woman helped organize mine workers to fight for better
working conditions?
“Mother” Jones
People
What banker bought out
Carnegie Steel and formed U.S. Steel in
1901? 400
J.P. Morgan
People
What Democrat served two
nonconsecutive terms as
President? 500
Grover Cleveland
People
The The _______________ _______________
gave federal land gave federal land to the states to to the states to
help finance help finance agricultural agricultural
colleges colleges 100
Morrill ActMorrill Act
west
What farm What farm organization organization
evolved into the evolved into the populist party?populist party?
200
GrangeGrange
West
What law What law passed in 1862 passed in 1862
encouraged encouraged western western
settlement by settlement by giving 160 acres giving 160 acres of land to new of land to new
settlers?settlers?300
Homestead ActHomestead Act
west
Why were cattle Why were cattle trails in Texas trails in Texas dependent on dependent on railroads in railroads in
KansasKansas??
400
TO SHIP CATTLE TO SHIP CATTLE TO EASTERN TO EASTERN
MARKETSMARKETS
West
What What inventions inventions
enabled settlers enabled settlers to succeed on the to succeed on the
Great Plains?Great Plains?
500
STEEL PLOW, STEEL PLOW, BARBED WIRE, BARBED WIRE,
WINDMILLSWINDMILLS
West
FINAL JEOPARDYCongressional
Acts
answer
FINAL JEOPARDY:
What was the inspiration
behind the Meat
Inspection Act and the Pure Food
and Drug Act? answer
The Jungle
by Upton Sinclair
The End
Bonus Bonus
The _____________________ of The _____________________ of 1901 provided for 1901 provided for opportunities for the US to opportunities for the US to intervene in Cuba in intervene in Cuba in necessary necessary
Answer
AnswerAnswer
Platt Amendment Platt Amendment
Imperialism