Who wants to be a Student Millionaire? Hosted by Mr. Hammond

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The Prizes 1 - $ $ $ $1, $2, $4, $8, $16, $32, $64, $125, $250, $500, $1,000,000

Lifelines “Phone a friend” Ask the audience 50/50

$100 What was the name for the journey of slaves from Africa to America? B – Trail of Tears A – 127 Yard Sale C The Middle Passage D – National Lampoons Vacation C - The Middle Passage

$200 The Southern coast of West Africa became known as ? B – Silver Coast A - Alabama C – Barbary Coast D - Gold CoastD – Gold Coast

$500 According to mercantilists, the prosperity of a nation depended on ? B - A large supply of Gold A – The People C – The Military D – Cheap Labor/Slaves B – A large supply of Gold

$1,000 Vasco de Gama’s discovery of a route to India by sea proved to be? B – Very Expensive A - Very Profitable C - The edge of the World D – Highly Dangerous A – Very Profitable

$2,000 Died believing he had found a westward route to Asia, in fact he had discovered America. B – John Cabot A – Vasco Da Gama C – Christopher Crinkle D - Christopher Columbus D – Christopher Columbus

$4,000 A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the 17 th century. B - speculation A - mercantilism C - consumerism D – Mr. Lee, Mr. Blevins A - mercantilism

$8,000 Originally, African slaves were brought to the Americas to supply labor for who? B - sugarcane plantations A – tobacco fields C – cotton plantations D – Christopher Columbus B – sugarcane plantations

$16,000 What was an established line of demarcation between Spain and Portugal in the new world? B – Treaty of Versailles A – Mason/Dixon Line C – Treaty of Padequa D - Treaty of TordesillasD – Treaty of Tordesillas Who will win?

$32,000 Who explored the New England coastline of the Americas for England? B – Vasco d’ Aquillera A – Christopher Columbus C – John Cabot D – John Travolta C – John Cabot

$64,000 Why was Southeast Asia so important to rulers and merchants? B – Spice Trade = Get Rich A – Military Bases C – Climate = Good Bathing D – Wealth = Power B – Spice Trade = Get Rich

$125,000 What is the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports over time? B – Gross National Product A – Balance of Trade C – Triangular Trade D - Mercantilism A – Balance of Trade

$250,000 Where did the English establish a permanent settlement in America in 1600s? B - Plymouth A – New Amsterdam C - Jamestown D – Russell Springs C – Jamestown

$500,000 Which Native American peoples occupied the largest area of land? B – Great Plains A - Southwest C - Incas D - Subarctic

$1,000,000 When did the first African slaves make their journey to the Americas? B A C D B

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