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Enjoy “Colonies” Jeopardy! Ligers vs. Mean Machine Buzzers ready (a.k.a. clap your hands) A player from Ligers chooses a category and question dollar amount first. Ms. Case reads the “answer” completely, then contestants can respond. Once students answer, we will record the contestant’s score – You gain the dollar amount if correct; lose the dollar amount if incorrect. We will continue the game until all categories are finished.
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Name the Year Important Terms Spanish Colonies French and Dutch Colonies Misc. Information Game Board $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500
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The Virginia Company establishes Jamestown in this year. $100
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When was 1607? $100 To Game Board
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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés establishes St. Augustine in this year. $200
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When was 1565? $200 To Game Board
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The Dutch establish New Amsterdam in this year. $300
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When was 1626? $300 To Game Board
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Samuel de Champlain establishes Quebec in this year. $400
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When was 1608? $400 To Game Board
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William Bradford and the Pilgrims establish Plymouth in this year. $500
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When was 1620? $500 To Game Board
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A religious settlement. $100
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What is a mission? $100 To Game Board
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A land ruled by another country. $200
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What is a colony? $200 To Game Board
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A law making branch of government. $300
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What is a legislature? $300 To Game Board
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A person who agreed to work for another person without pay for a certain length of time in exchange for passage to North America. $400
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What was an indentured servant? $400 To Game Board
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The records and artifacts made by people who saw or took part in an event. $500
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What are primary sources? $500 To Game Board
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Spanish leaders governed most of the colonies in New Spain from this city. $100
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What was Mexico City? $100 To Game Board
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Spain built these on the borderlands of New Spain to convert the American Indians to Christianity. $200
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What were missions? $200 To Game Board
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After the arrival of the Spanish, this changed the lives of many American Indians. $300
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What are horses? $300 To Game Board
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They taught the Native Americans Christianity and introduced them to horses, sheep, cattle, and new crops in New Spain. $400
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Who were missionaries? $400 To Game Board
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He raised concerns about how the Indians were being treated in New Spain and later freed his slaves. $500
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Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas? $500 To Game Board
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He taught the first colonists in New England how to farm and fish. $100
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Who was Tisquantum (Squanto)? $100 To Game Board
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This colony was established by the Dutch in what is currently New York and New Jersey. $200
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What is the New Netherland colony? $200 To Game Board
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Jamestown was founded on a river near this body of water. $300
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What is the Chesapeake Bay? $300 To Game Board
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The people of this region had a small population because the region covered so much land (area). $400
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What was the colony of New France? $400 To Game Board
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One advantage is the location provided a harbor near the Atlantic Ocean. $500
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What was one advantage of the Pilgrims building their settlement on a bay? $500 To Game Board
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The people who signed this compact agreed to make and follow their own laws for the common good (self-government). $100
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What was the Mayflower Compact? $100 To Game Board
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Some of the economic activities of these colonies were farming, ranching, fishing, mining, and fur trading. $200
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What were the North American Colonies? $200 To Game Board
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LaSalle claimed this North American land for France in 1684. $300
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What was the Mississippi River Valley? $300 To Game Board
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The Virginia colonies pushed these native Americans off their land causing them to fight back. $400
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Who were the Powhatan Indians? $400 To Game Board
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It was this group’s job to make laws for the Virginia Colony. $500
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What was the House of Burgesses? $500 To Game Board
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Final Jeopardy Category: Click for “Answer”
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This land was located on low swampy land, which had disease-carrying mosquitoes and unhealthy drinking water. Click to see the correct response!
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What was Jamestown Colony’s location? Exit Game
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Thank You for Playing Acknowledgements: Graphics: Microsoft Office Clip Art and Media Jeopardy Template: B. Burkett October 2003
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Be Curious… Read & Learn More about Colonies!
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