1. Jeopardy

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3. A journey of exploration
What is an expedition?
A journey of exploration
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4. The time before written history
What is prehistory?
The time before written history
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5. An amount greater than what is used or needed.
What is surplus?
An amount greater than what is used or needed.
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6. A person who travels to unfamiliar places to learn about them
What is an explorer?
A person who travels to unfamiliar places to learn about them
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7. How might the Native Americans have felt when they encountered
the Europeans?
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8. Why were the Europeans pleased to encounter the Native Americans?
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9. What was the name of the group of people that were selected to go
with Lewis and Clark on the expedition?
The Corps of Discovery
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10. Why were Ste Genevieve and St. Louis located near the
Mississippi river?
They were trading posts and many traders traveled along the river to trade for furs.
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11. Why were the Sac and Fox and
the Osage war for 30 years?
The Osage thought the Sac and Fox were going to take over their hunting lands and they would lose land and power.
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12. What does an elevation map show?
The height of land above sea level.
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13. The Hopewell and Adena both built mounds. For what do archeologists
believe these mounds were used?
They were used to bury their dead, religious ceremonies, and/or to study the sky.
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14. European explorers looking
What were many of the
European explorers looking
for in North America?
A Northwest Passage that would lead them to Asia,
riches, and gold
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15. important early settlement?
Why was Ste Genevieve an
important early settlement?
It was the oldest European settlement in MO and founded by French traders.
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16. What was Thomas Jefferson’s role in the expansion of the United
States?
He was president and commissioned Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory.
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17. Why was the Louisiana Purchase
Important?
The US acquired trading posts along the river and it more than doubled the size of the U.S.
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18. Why was the Lewis and Clark
expedition important?
They made detailed maps of new lands, they made their way to the Pacific Ocean
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19. Final Jeopardy
What might life be like today in St. Louis if Thomas Jefferson would not have bought the Louisiana Territory?