Jeopardy Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 The Louisiana Territory The Mexican-American War Florida Texas Oregon Country Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $100 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $300 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Q $500 Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from The Louisiana Territory What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and moral obligation to expand across the North American continent? Answer

$100 Answer from The Louisiana Territory Manifest Destiny Return to Categories

$200 Question from The Louisiana Territory How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States? Answer

$200 Answer from The Loiusiana Territory It doubled the nation’s size Return to Categories

$300 Question from The Louisiana Territory Before the early 1800s, which two countries claimed the Louisiana Territory? Answer

$300 Answer from The Louisiana Territory France and Spain Return to Categories

$400 Question from The Louisiana Territory Which of the following is a way that the United States did NOT acquire land? War, Treaties, Settlement, or Inheritance Answer

$400 Answer from The Louisiana Territory Inheritance Return to Categories

$500 Question from The Louisiana Territory What was the opinion expressed by those who opposed the expansion of the United States? Answer

$500 Answer from The Loiusiana Territory The United States bullied its weaker neighbors Return to Categories

$100 Question from Florida What was the one reason the United States wanted to acquire Florida? Answer

$100 Answer from Florida The United States wanted to end the raids on Georgia farms. Return to Categories

$200 Question from Florida What was President Monroe’s message to Spain in regards to how Spain was governing Florida? Answer

$200 Answer from Florida “Govern Florida properly or get out!” Return to Categories

$300 Question from Florida In 1818, who defied orders and took 1,700 troops into Florida illegally? Answer

$300 Answer from Florida Andrew Jackson Return to Categories

$400 Question from Florida What was the deal that the United States made with Spain in 1819 to end the conflict in Florida? Answer

$400 Answer from Florida The United States agreed to pay off $5 million in settlers’ claims against Spain. They also agree to honor Spain’s longtime claim on Texas. Return to Categories

$500 Question from Florida Who was the only member of President Monroe’s cabinet to advise against apologizing to Spain for Andrew Jackson’s illegal invasion? Answer

$500 Answer from Florida Secretary of State John Quincy Adams Return to Categories

$100 Question from Texas What two areas were acquired through the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? Answer

$100 Answer from Texas Texas and Mexican Cession Return to Categories

$200 Question from Texas Why did the Tejanos resent the Americans settling in Texas? Answer

$200 Answer from Texas They were settling illegally. Return to Categories

$300 Question from Texas Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas? Answer

$300 Answer from Texas Texas allowed slavery. Return to Categories

$400 Question from Texas What was gained through the Gadsden Purchase of 1853? Answer

$400 Answer from Texas A good railroad route to California Return to Categories

$500 Question from Texas What country declared its independence before Stephen F. Austin started a colony in Texas? Answer

$500 Answer from Texas Mexico declared independence. Return to Categories

$100 Question from Oregon Country What was the main incentive that drew settlers to travel to Oregon Country? Answer

$100 Answer from Oregon Country Fertile Farmland Return to Categories

$200 Question from Oregon Country What was the campaign slogan in President Polk’s 1844 campaign? Answer

$200 Answer from Oregon Country “All of Oregon or none!” or “Fifty-four forty or fight!” Return to Categories

$300 Question from Oregon Country What are the four nations that claimed Oregon in 1819? Answer

$300 Answer from Oregon Country Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and the United States. Return to Categories

$400 Question from Oregon Country What was the basis for the United States claim on Oregon? Answer

$400 Answer from Oregon Country Lewis and Clark’s Expedition Return to Categories

$500 Question from Oregon Country Why was Jedidiah Smith’s “South Pass” a better route for getting to Oregon? Answer

$500 Answer from Oregon Country The “South Pass” was flat enough for wagons to be used in crossing the Rocky Mountains. Return to Categories

$100 Question from The Mexican-American War What was Mexico’s policy toward slavery in 1830? Answer

$100 Answer from The Mexican-American War It was outlawed in 1829, thus making slavery illegal. Return to Categories

$200 Question from The Mexican-American War What helped contribute to the start of the Mexican-American War? Answer

$200 Answer from The Mexican-American War The annexation of Texas by the U.S. Congress. Return to Categories

$300 Question from The Mexican-American War How was Mexico affected by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo? Answer

$300 Answer from The Mexican-American War It decreased its territory by half. Return to Categories

$400 Question from The Mexican-American War How much did the United States pay for the small strip of land south of the Mexican Cession? Answer

$400 Answer from The Mexican-American War $10 million Return to Categories

$500 Question from The Mexican-American War In what year did Mexico cede the Mexican Cession to the United States? Answer

$500 Answer from The Mexican-American War 1848 Return to Categories

Final Jeopardy What geographic feature designates the eastern boarder of the land indicated by the number 1? Answer

Final Jeopardy Answer The Mississippi River