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$100 Question from H1 The belief that the United States should expand from Sea to Shining sea.
$100 Answer from H1 Manifest Destiny
$200 Question from H1 This couple led the first settlers to the Oregon Territory, they hoped to work as missionaries.
$200 Answer from H1 Narcissa and Marcus Whitman
$300 Question from H1 What event led to massive population growth in California leading to it becoming a state so quickly.
$300 Answer from H1 The California Gold Rush
$400 Question from H1 Where did Wagon Trains on the Oregon Trail begin their journey?
$400 Answer from H1 Fort Independence
$500 Question from H1 What led to conflict between Native Americans and the U.S. Cavalry in the Black Hills of S. Dakota?
$500 Answer from H1 Miners ignored the boundaries of the Indian Reservation and flooded the land when gold was discovered.
$100 Question from H2 Event ended by the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, the United States added the southwest following this conflict.
$100 Answer from H2 The Mexican American War
$200 Question from H2 What were two problems encountered by underground miners?
$200 Answer from H2 Lung problems, poison gas, cave ins, flooding
$300 Question from H2 This famous silver strike led to increased population in Nevada.
$300 Answer from H2 Comstock Lode
$400 Question from H2 This famous town, now a ghost town boomed near the Comstock Lode in Nevada.
$400 Answer from H2 Virginia City
$500 Question from H2 Describe the problem solved by adopting Standard Time.
$500 Answer from H2 Train schedules would not work properly because each city and town kept track of time differently.
$100 Question from H3 This group of African American settlers moved to Kansas to take advantage of the Homestead Act.
$100 Answer from H3 Exodusters
$200 Question from H3 The last victory for Native Americans during the Indian Wars, also known as Custer’s Last Stand.
$200 Answer from H3 Battle of the Little Big Horn
$300 Question from H3 Attack on Native American’s in Colorado, many Native American men women and children were killed.
$300 Answer from H3 Sand Creek Massacre
$400 Question from H3 African American cavalry unit that fought during the Indian Wars.
$400 Answer from H3 Buffalo Soldiers
$500 Question from H3 These two Indian chiefs refused to surrender to the U.S. army and fled.
$500 Answer from H3 Geronimo and Chief Joseph
$100 Question from H4 After perfecting the light bulb Edison applied for this government document protecting his rights as the inventor.
$100 Answer from H4 A patent
$200 Question from H4 He copied an English textile mill and built the first factory in New England.
$200 Answer from H4 Samuel Slater
$300 Question from H4 What are 2 of the three advantages of a corporation?
$300 Answer from H4 1.stock can be sold to raise $ 2.The corporation can exist after the founder dies. 3. limited risk to investors
$400 Question from H4 The term given for the Industrial period because the wealth of society hid society’s problems.
$400 Answer from H4 Gilded Age
$500 Question from H4 Big business felt unions wanted all members of society to be treated equally, this is known as …
$500 Answer from H4 Socialism
$100 Question from H5 The U.S. steel industry was dominated by him
$100 Answer from H5 Andrew Carnegie
$200 Question from H5 This famous trust dominated the oil industry during the Industrial revolution, name it’s leader
$200 Answer from H5 Standard Oil, John D. Rockefeller
$300 Question from H5 Many industrial innovations were placed on display at this famous event in Philadelphia
$300 Answer from H5 Centennial Exibition
$400 Question from H5 Rich people who donate large sums of $ to charity are called …
$400 Answer from H5 philanthropists
$500 Question from H5 Places where workers labored for long hours in poor conditions were known as …..
$500 Answer from H5 Your Text Here
Final Jeopardy This Native American chief was quoted as saying “We did not give our country to you, you stole it.”
Final Jeopardy Answer Sitting Bull