OAT 8th Grade Jeopardy Game

If you learn, You win!

History

People in Society

Geography

Economics

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What are reasons early explorers settled in America?

Freedom of religion, desire for land, economic opportunity and the excitement of adventure.

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What are prejudice, discrimination and racism?

This led to blacks, immigrants, women, Native Americans and poor whites struggling to gain acceptance in society.

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What was the western part of the United States in the early 1800s?

Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.

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What was the main economic difference between the North and South by 1860?

The north gained wealth through industry and the south gained wealth through agriculture.

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What are differences between the French, Spanish and British colonies?

Spain settled in the southwest section of North America, France settled in present-day Canada and England settle on the east coast of North America

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What are treaties and contact between white settlers and Native Americans.

The Treaty of Greenville opens Ohio to white settlement, the Trail of Tears, the Seminole Wars, the Indian Removal Act. 2,2

What are factors that influenced westward expansion in the United States?

Gold Rush, Oregon Trial and the Fertile land in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.

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What are effects of global trade with the development of European colonies in America.

The triangle trade, the NavigationActs, slavery in America, Colonial desire for Independence.

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What are sources of conflict which led to the American Revolution?

The Tea Act, the Townshend Acts, The Proclamation of 1763, The Sons of Liberty, the Boston Tea Party, the Stamp Act.

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What are factors that led to slavery in the Southern United States?

Good climate for farming; Free labor; Aristocratic society; Institutionalized racism.

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What are improved modes of transportation that influenced westward expansion?

Roads, railroads, canals, steamboats.

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What was the Embargo Act?

Thomas Jefferson’s attempt to end trade with the British hurts the U.S. economy and leads to the War of 1812.

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What are important events during the American Revolution?

The Declaration of Independence, the Battles of Trenton, Saratoga, and Yorktown, the creation of State Constitutions.

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What is the beginning of the Women’s Rights Movement in 1848? (Seneca Falls, N.Y.)

Seneca Falls Convention led by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.

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What are improved modes of communication that influenced westward expansion?

Telegraph, Morse code, Post office, Pony Express.

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What was the tariff?

The United States attempt to tax imported goods to promote the purchasing of American goods leads to Southern secession.

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What were problems under the Articles of Confederation?

Maintaining National Security, Creating a stable economic system, Dealing with war debt, Collecting taxes, Creating a strong national government. 5,1

What are cultures that created a diverse United States culture?

Irish, German, English, Hungarian, Dutch, French.

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What are ways settlement patterns effected the growth of the United States of America?

Big cities develop on water (ports); Rural towns grow on the canals and railroad lines; trading posts develop in towns along the Oregon and Santa Fe trail.

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What is the United States Constitution?

The result of the Articles of Confederation's inability to regulate the United States economy.

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If you learn, You win!

History

Citizenship

Social Studies Skills

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Government

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What were some challenges in creating our new United States Constitution?

The Great Compromise, the 3/5ths Compromise, Federalists v. Anti-federalists, the debate for a Bill of Rights

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What are civic groups who participated in politics to obtain personal goals?

The Son’s of Liberty and the Committee of Correspondence; Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad

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What are Primary Sources?

An original source of information such as: James Madison’s notes from the Constitutional Convention; A civil war soldier’s letter home; Journal from a traveler of the Oregon Trail 1,3

What is the Declaration of Independence?

The idea of self-government and natural rights were proposed by John Locke during the Enlightenment period and expressed in this document. 1,4

What are some steps taken to build one country from 13 independent states?

Precedents set by George Washington, Alexander Hamilton strengthening the U.S. economy, development of a national Court system. 2,1

What are ways people became more involved in government in the 1800’s?

Nominating conventions; Expansion of suffrage (voting); Active campaigning

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What are Secondary Sources?

An unoriginal source of information such as: American History Textbook; Biography about Robert E. Lee; An encyclopedia

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What are issues that led to the creation of the first political parties?

Payment of debt; establishment of national bank; interpretation of the Constitution; debate over support for England or France

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What are events that lead to territorial expansion for the United States of America

Northwest Ordinance, Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and Clark, Manifest Destiny, War w/ Mexico, the Alamo, .

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Who are individuals who furthered or restricted rights of other individuals?

Thomas Jefferson; Andrew Jackson; Frederick Douglass; Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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What are points of view of 1860 presidential candidates?

Abraham Lincoln was against the spread of slavery; Stephen Douglas favored popular sovereignty; John Breckinridge was pro-slavery.

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What is Shays’ Rebellion?

This event showed that the Articles of Confederation did not work

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What are the causes of the Civil War?

Slavery, States Rights, John Brown’s Raid, Dred Scott Case, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, KansasNebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Sectionalism.

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What are connections between rights and responsibilities of citizens?

Voting and staying informed; Being tried by a jury and serving on a jury; Having rights and respecting others rights

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What is one opinion of the most influential cause of the Civil War?

Uncle Tom’s Cabin was the most influential cause of the American Civil War.

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What are political concepts expressed in the United States Constitution?

Representative Democracy; Bicameralism; Federalism; Separation of Powers; Checks and Balances

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What are the major events of the United States Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln becomes President, Fort Sumter, Manassas, Antietam, Gettysburg, Fall of Richmond, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, Reconstruction begins.

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What is the 15th Amendment?

Right of citizens of the United States to vote will not be denied regardless of race or color.

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What is a multi-tier timeline?

Union battle victories and Confederate battle victories could be used to construct this.

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What is the process for a bill to become a law?

A bill is proposed in either house of Congress; if the bill passes the majority of one house it moves to the other; if it passes by majority of the other house the President can pass the bill into law or veto the bill; Congress can override a veto by 2/3 vote of each house. 5,4