3. THIS IS

4. 200 400 600 800 1000 Great Plains Gold Rush Railroads Settling The Plains Indians Conflicts

5. A 100 A flat, treeless area east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi River.

6. The largest mountain range in the West A 200

7. A 300 This substance was used to build homes on the Plains because of its lack of timber

8. This feature was blasted out by Chinese immigrants to lay railroad tracks (name of mountain range) A 400

9. This insect made life miserable for the settlers A 500

10. B 100 This is the year the Gold Rush began

11. B 200 The term used for a town in the West that flourishes because deposits of gold attract many people

12. No more Gold and people leave which leads to this B 300

13. This treaty was broken when settlers trespassed onto Indian land for GOLD B 400

14. The name of gold-seekers B 500

15. The name of the railroad that connected (united) the East coast with the West C 100

16. The name of the TCRR company that began building in Omaha and went westward. C 200

17. The rail workers most skilled in explosives. C 300

18. Get 10 bonus points OR LOSE 10 points C 400 Place A Wager

19. C 400

20. The location of the golden spike connecting the first TCRR C 500

21. The primary source of food for the Plains Indians D 100

22. Plains Indians were skilled in their use of this creature for hunting, fighting and traveling D 200

23. D 300 This piece of legislation tried to get Indians to become like White Americans (farmers?) If you are a white settler and get this question wrong then you lose ALL your points in this battle. If you answer correctly then ADD 50 points to your score

24. D 400 This 4 day festival where the Great Spirit was celebrated and the buffalo was praised

25. D 500 Reminiscing about the great past and a time when there would be no more white man

26. E 100 The name of the “Hollywood” movie Mr. Slots showed in class that showed the Buffalo hunt

27. The innocent slaughter of a Cheyenne village mostly women and children E 200

28. The first major victory by the Indians over the US army E 300

29. The last fight from the reservation led by Bigfoot that ended in defeat for the Lakotas and many deaths of women and children E 400

30. E 500 The agreement that granted settlers safe passage in return for lands for the Natives

31. F 100 The invention that gave settlers water

32. This revolutionized soil tilling F 200

33. F 300 This gave “Free land” to people who farmed it for five years

34. A name of a group of farmers who pooled their supplies F 400

35. F 500 This group (‘party’) wanted government to help with RR and farm prices; also place a limit on immigration

36. The Final Jeopardy Category is: Moving On

37. What is the term used for The African Americans who left the South to settle in the west (mostly traveled to Kansas)

38. Thank You for Playing Jeopardy!

39. A 100 Great Plains

40. A 200 Rocky Mountains

41. A 300 Sod

42. A 400 Sierra Nevada Mountains

43. A 500 Grasshopper

44. B 100 1849

45. B 200 Boom Towns

46. B 300 Bust Towns or Ghost Towns

47. B 400 Fort Laramie

48. B 500 Prospectors

49. C 100 Transcontinental Railroad

50. C 200 Union Pacific

51. C 300 Chinese

52. C 400 Golden Spike Ceremony Connecting the lines

53. C 500 Promontory Point, Utah

54. D 100 Bison

55. D 200 Horse

56. D 300 Dawes Act

57. D 400 Sun Dance

58. D 500 Ghost Dance

59. E 100 Dancing With Wolves

60. E 200 Chivington/San Creek Massacre

61. E 300 The Battle of Little Bighorn or Greasy Grass

62. E 400 The Battle of Wounded Knee

63. E 500 Fort Laramie Treaty

64. E 100 Windmill

65. E 200 Steel Plow or Sod busting

66. E 300 Homestead Act

67. E 400 The Grange or Farmer’s Alliance

68. E 500 The Populist Party

69. E 500

70. DAILY DOUBLE C 400 DAILY DOUBLE Indian Attack