1. US History Jeopardy KJ Productions

2. Early America Jeopardy
Loyalists or Patriots
Life… colonial style
Rivers Run Wild
I’ll Trade You
Teepees, anyone? 10 20 30 40 50

3. Declaration of Independence
major author of the
Declaration of Independence
10 points
Category

4. Who is Thomas Jefferson?

5. commander of the
Continental Army
20 points
Category

6. Who is George Washington?

7. he fought for independence
30 points

8. Who is John Adams?

9. Declaration of Independence
he helped frame the
Declaration of Independence
40 points

10. Who is Benjamin Franklin?

11. the British general who surrendered at Yorktown
50 points

12. Who is Lord Charles Cornwallis?

13. shipbuilding are industries in this colonial region. 10 points
Fishing, whaling, and
shipbuilding are industries
in this colonial region.
10 points

14. What are the New England colonies?

15. geographic feature in all
3 colony regions
20 points

16. What are the Appalachian Mountains?

17. Large farms and plantations are found in this colonial region.
30 points

18. What are the Southern colonies?

19. raised livestock and grew grain on the rich soil here 40 points
This colonial region
raised livestock and grew
grain on the rich soil here
40 points

20. What are the Mid-Atlantic colonies?

21. Rocky soil and hilly terrain prevented major farming in
this colonial region.
50 points

22. What are the New England Colonies?

23. Two rivers that are major transportation arteries for farm and
industrial products.
10 points

24. What are the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers?

25. River that forms the border between the United States and Mexico.
20 points

26. What is the Rio Grande?

27. River explored by
Lewis & Clark.
30 points

28. What is the Columbia?

29. River explored by
the Spanish.
40 points

30. What is the Colorado?

31. River that was the gateway
to the west
50 points

32. What is the Ohio?

33. Three countries that controlled
trade in West Africa
from 1000 to 1600 AD.
10 points

34. What are Ghana, Mali, and Songhai?

35. capital of Mali
20 points

36. What is Timbuktu?

37. three countries that traded
with West Africa
30 points

38. What are Middle East, China, and India?

39. religious importance of
Timbuktu
40 points

40. What is the center of learning in the Muslim world?

41. three items traded by
West Africa
50 points

42. What are gold, leather, and slaves?

43. Native American group that
lived in teepees
10 points

44. What is the Sioux (Plains)?

45. group that lived in igloos
part of the year
20 points

46. What are the Inuit (Arctic)?

47. group that lived in
Pueblos made of adobe
30 points

48. What are the Pueblo (Southwest)?

49. group that lived in
longhouses
made of wood
40 points

50. What are the Iroquois (Eastern Woodland)?

51. group that lived in
plank houses made
of cedar logs
50 points

52. What are the Kwakiutl (Northwest)?