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Jeopardy The Mormons People Territorial Growth War with Mexico The Gold Rush This and that 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500
He was an emprisario and was responsible for settling 300 people in Texas.
Who was Stephen F. Austin?
Often called prospectors or gold seekers/miners.
Who were the “Forty-niners”? A 200
A Swiss immigrant who did not do well as a miner, but made a fortune in fashion.
Who was Levi Strauss? A 300
He was the commander of the Alamo.
Who was William Barrett Travis?
He was the Republic of Texas’s first president.
Who was Sam Houston? A 500
It was known as the Lone Star Republic
What is Texas? B 100
The Willamette Valley was the final stopping point of the Overland Trail. B 200
What is Oregon Territory? B 200
The Mormons established a thriving community known as Deseret.
What is Utah Territory? B 300
The area that had a flourishing rancho system. B 400
What is California and Texas? B 400
The Bear Flag Republic B 500
What is California? B 500
He was the Commander of the Mexican forces.
Who was Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna? C 100
Americans captured this city without firing a single shot.
What is Santa Fe? C 200
The war was started over this border dispute. C 300
What is Mexico thought is was at the Nuecus River and the US thought is was the Rio Grande River?
DAILY DOUBLE DAILY DOUBLE Place A Wager C 400
He sent the message to Pres He sent the message to Pres. Polk that “hostilities can be considered commenced”. C 400
Who was Gen. Taylor? C 400
It is the peace treaty that ended the War with Mexico.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? C 500
Known as “Communities for Security,” they took the law into their own hands.
What are vigilante groups? D 100
Gold rush communities like Shinbone Creek and Murderer’s Gap that would grow overnight with the news of a big strick. D 200
What are boomtowns? D 200
The Gold Rush would bring tens of thousands to this area.
What is California? D 300
The three major routes taken to the gold fields in California.
What is taking a clipper ship around Cape Horn, trekking through the jungles of Panama and going over land via the Overland Trail (California Trail)? D 400
This is the profession that made the most money during the Gold Rush.
What are merchants/suppliers? D 500
He established a new church.
Who was Joseph Smith? E 100
This was the name of the church founded by Joseph Smith.
What is “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”?
Founded by the Mormons, this city was originally called Deseret.
What is Salt Lake City? E 300
He moved roughly 15,000 Mormons west so that they could practice their religion without outside interference. E 400
Who was Brigham Young? E 400
This is the name of the little girl in the reading “The Saints Move Westward”.
Who was “Wealthy Louisa”?
This was the nickname of Santa Ana
What is the “Napoleon of the West”.
He was the legendary knife fighter at the Alamo.
Who was Jim Bowie? F 200
He was the advocate of “Cultural Revitalization”.
Who was the Prophet? F 300
She was sent by Santa Ana to relay a message to Sam Houston that resistance was futile.
Who was Suzanna Dickenson? F 400
The four things the Old Three Hundred had to agree too before they could establish a settlement.
What are: 1) be loyal to Spain/Mexico, 2) obey Mexican law, 3) convert to Catholicism, 4) learn Spanish? F 500