Title: AMERICAN HISTORY
1AMERICAN HISTORY
I won because I learned!
2AMERICAN HISTORY
Who was that? American History Final Jeopardy!
3Colonization
Revolution
War of 1812
Government
New Nation
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4Colonization 100
- QUESTION Who helped the Jamestown colony
survive with his discovery of a sweeter tobacco?
(This person also married a member of the
Powhatan tribe.)
5Colonization 100
- QUESTION Who helped the Jamestown colony
survive with his discovery of a sweeter tobacco?
(This person also married a member of the
Powhatan tribe.) - ANSWER John Rolfe
6Colonization 200
- QUESTION Who wrote the Crisis and Common Sense
inspiring colonists to rebel against Britain?
7Colonization 200
- QUESTION Who wrote the Crisis and Common Sense
inspiring colonists to rebel against Britain? - ANSWER Thomas Paine
8Colonization 300
- QUESTION Who rebelled against British government
in Virginia when he was not given permission to
fight for Native American land in the west?
9Colonization 300
- QUESTION Who rebelled against British government
in Virginia when he was not given permission to
fight for Native American land in the west? - ANSWER Nathaniel Bacon
10Colonization 400
- QUESTION Who asked King James for a plot of land
in the Americas instead of a debt repayment owed
to him? (The person used this piece of land to
begin the Quaker religious experience. The land
given was similar to the size of all of England.
)
11Colonization 400
- QUESTION Who asked King James for a plot of land
in the Americas instead of a debt repayment owed
to him? (The person used this piece of land to
begin the Quaker religious experience. The land
given was similar to the size of all of England.
) - ANSWER William Penn
12Colonization 500
- QUESTION What person became a sort of peace
keeper between the Powhatan tribe and the
Jamestown colony? (As an offspring of Chief
Powhatan, this persons efforts helped the
English adapt to the American climate and aid
their survival)
13Colonization 500
- QUESTION What person became a sort of peace
keeper between the Powhatan tribe and the
Jamestown colony? (As an offspring of Chief
Powhatan, this persons efforts helped the
English adapt to the American climate and aid
their survival) - ANSWER Pocahontas
14Revolution 100
- QUESTION What African person overcame the
hardships of slavery to become an accomplished
poet in New England during revolutionary times?
15Revolution 100
- QUESTION What African person overcame the
hardships of slavery to become an accomplished
poet in New England during revolutionary times? - ANSWER Phillis Wheatly
16Revolution 200
- QUESTION What person was a member of the
Continental Congress, involved in getting France
to join the revolution on the rebel side,
inventor of the lightning rod and aided the
editing of the Declaration of Independence and
helped negotiate the Great Compromise?
17Revolution 200
- QUESTION What person was a member of the
Continental Congress, involved in getting France
to join the revolution on the rebel side,
inventor of the lightning rod and aided the
editing of the Declaration of Independence and
helped negotiate the Great Compromise? - ANSWER Ben Franklin
18Revolution 300
- QUESTION What person was one of the most
prominent members of the Sons of Liberty and a
member of the Continental Congress? (This person
was very instrumental in the planning of the
Boston Tea Party) -
19Revolution 300
- QUESTION What person was one of the most
prominent members of the Sons of Liberty and a
member of the Continental Congress? (This person
was very instrumental in the planning of the
Boston Tea Party) - ANSWER Samuel Adams
20Revolution 800
- Question Who was a leader of the Sons of Liberty
and was so well respected by those who met at the
Second Continental Congress meeting that he was
elected president of the Congress and was the
first and only individual to sign the Declaration
of Independence on the day of its approval?
21Revolution 800
- Question Who was a leader of the Sons of Liberty
and was so well respected by those who met at the
Second Continental Congress meeting that he was
elected president of the Congress and was the
first and only individual to sign the Declaration
of Independence on the day of its approval? - ANSWER John Hancock
22Revolution 500
- QUESTION Who was a fiery speaker who made
famous statements such as I am not a Virginian,
but an American and Give me liberty or give me
death that inspired the rebel cause during the
American Revolution?
23Revolution 500
- QUESTION Who was a fiery speaker who made
famous statements such as I am not a Virginian,
but an American and Give me liberty or give me
death that inspired the rebel cause during the
American Revolution? -
- ANSWER Patrick Henry
24Government 100
- Question Who fought in the American Revolution,
but feared being jailed or losing his land after
the war when he couldnt pay taxes on his land
that he used to farm for food for the rebel
troops? (This person started a revolt against
Massachusetts government.)
25Government 100
- Question Who fought in the American Revolution,
but feared being jailed or losing his land after
the war when he couldnt pay taxes on his land
that he used to farm for food for the rebel
troops? (This person started a revolt against
Massachusetts government.) - ANSWER Daniel Shays
26Government 200
- Question Who was the leader of the Continental
Armed forces. As President of the United States,
this person created precedents that many
presidents would follow?(This person managed to
maintain neutrality and wanted to slow the
American interest in political parties as well.)
27Government 200
- Question Who was the leader of the Continental
Armed forces. As President of the United States,
this person created precedents that many
presidents would follow? (This person managed to
maintain neutrality and wanted to slow the
American interest in political parties as well.) - ANSWER George Washington
28Government 300
- QUESTION Who, as president, created the Alien
and Sedition Acts and brought neutrality with
France, which eventually split the Federalist
political party? This individual also
represented the British soldiers in the Boston
Massacre trial in 1770. -
29Government 300
- QUESTION Who, as president, created the Alien
and Sedition Acts and brought neutrality with
France, which eventually split the Federalist
political party? This individual also
represented the British soldiers in the Boston
Massacre trial in 1770. - ANSWER John Adams
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30Government 400
- Question Who was the leader of the Federalist
Party who helped our nation climb out of debt as
our first Secretary of Treasury? Sadly this
individuals life was ended abruptly at the hands
of a duel with Aaron Burr.
31Government 400
- Question Who was the leader of the Federalist
Party who helped our nation climb out of debt as
our first Secretary of Treasury? Sadly this
individuals life was ended abruptly at the hands
of a duel with Aaron Burr. - ANSWER Alexander Hamilton
32Government 500
- QUESTION Who came up with a combination of the
Virginia and New Jersey Plans at the
Constitutional Convention and created the
Connecticut Compromise that would later be known
as the Great Compromise, which determined the
shape of Congress?
33Government 500
- QUESTION Who came up with a combination of the
Virginia and New Jersey Plans at the
Constitutional Convention and created the
Connecticut Compromise that would later be known
as the Great Compromise, which determined the
shape of Congress? - ANSWER Roger Sherman
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34New Nation 100
- QUESTION Who aided the exploration of the
Louisiana Territory by aiding the communication
of the expedition with local Native American
tribes? Knowledge of the western land also made
this individual a valuable member of the
expedition.
35New Nation 100
- QUESTION Who aided the exploration of the
Louisiana Territory by aiding the communication
of the expedition with local Native American
tribes? Knowledge of the western land also made
this individual a valuable member of the
expedition. - ANSWER Sacajawea
36New Nation 200
- QUESTION Whose invention of the cotton gin
changed the face of the economy in the southern
United States? The push for the growth of cotton
and the need for slaves was a result of this
persons invention, the cotton gin, which made
the cleaning of cotton fifty times easier than
before its invention. -
37New Nation 200
- QUESTION Whose invention of the cotton gin
changed the face of the economy in the southern
United States? The push for the growth of cotton
and the need for slaves was a result of this
persons invention, the cotton gin, which made
the cleaning of cotton fifty times easier than
before its invention. - ANSWER Eli Whitney
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38New Nation 300
- QUESTION Who was chosen to help aid an
expedition to find a northwest passage and to
explore the Louisiana Territory? (Throughout the
journey, this person took extensive notes on
plant and animal species, giving the United
States a much better understanding of their newly
acquired territory.)
39New Nation 300
- QUESTION Who was chosen to help aid an
expedition to find a northwest passage and to
explore the Louisiana Territory? (Throughout the
journey, this person took extensive notes on
plant and animal species, giving the United
States a much better understanding of their newly
acquired territory.) - ANSWER Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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40New Nation 400
- QUESTION What president struggled with
impressments of ships, but the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory helped double the size of our
country?
41New Nation 400
- QUESTION What president struggled with
impressments of ships, but the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory helped double the size of our
country? - ANSWERS Thomas Jefferson
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42New Nation 500
- QUESTION Who explored the Louisiana Territory
and after following the Mississippi to find its
endpoint, went south to explore, discovered a
mountain which its peak is named in this
persons honor and was captured and released by
the Spanish who presumed he was a spy?
43New Nation 500
- QUESTION Who explored the Louisiana Territory
and after following the Mississippi to find its
endpoint, went south to explore, discovered a
mountain which its peak is named in this
persons honor and was captured and released by
the Spanish who presumed he was a spy? - ANSWER Zebulon Pike
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44 War of 1812 100
- QUESTION Who attempted to form a confederacy of
all Native American tribes in hopes to prevent
further expansion of the United States? - When this failed after this persons brother
lost the Battle of Tippecanoe, this individual
joined British forces during the War of 1812 and
lost his life at the battle of the Thames.
45War of 1812 100
- QUESTION Who attempted to form a confederacy of
all Native American tribes in hopes to prevent
further expansion of the United States? - When this failed after this persons brother
lost the Battle of Tippecanoe, this individual
joined British forces during the War of 1812 and
lost his life at the battle of the Thames. - ANSWER Tecumseh
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46War of 1812 400
- QUESTION Who created the Virginia Plan that
became a substantial part of our countries new
Constitution and, as president, was pressured
into the War of 1812 by war- hawks? -
47War of 1812 400
- QUESTION Who created the Virginia Plan that
became a substantial part of our countries new
Cand, as president, was pressured into the War of
1812 by war- hawks? - ANSWER James Madison
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48War of 1812 300
- QUESTION Who was president during the Era of
Good Feelings when our country acquired Florida
from Spain, made our northern boundary the 48th
parallel, and showed our disinterest in any new
settlements in the Americas by foreign nations in
a doctrine that was passed?
49War of 1812 300
- QUESTION Who was president during the Era of
Good Feelings when our country acquired Florida
from Spain, made our northern boundary the 48th
parallel, and showed our disinterest in any new
settlements in the Americas by foreign nations in
a doctrine that was passed? - ANSWER James Monroe
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50War of 1812 400
- QUESTION Who was detained on a British ship
during the battle at Ft. McHenry during the War
of 1812, was moved by this experience and wrote a
poem that was eventually put to music and was
later adopted as our national anthem?
51War of 1812 400
- QUESTION Who was detained on a British ship
during the battle at Ft. McHenry during the War
of 1812, was moved by this experience and wrote a
poem that was eventually put to music and was
later adopted as our national anthem? - ANSWER Francis Scott Key
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52War of 1812 500
- QUESTION Who led the U.S. Navy in the battle of
Lake Erie during the War of 1812 and gained
control of this disputed supply line? This
individuals famous quote from this battle was
We have met the enemy and they are ours!
53War of 1812 500
- QUESTION Who led the U.S. Navy in the battle of
Lake Erie during the War of 1812 and gained
control of this disputed supply line? This
individuals famous quote from this battle was
We have met the enemy and they are ours! - ANSWER Oliver Hazard Perry
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55Growing Pains 200
- QUESTION Who fought in the War of 1812, helped
lead the U.S. in the Mexican American War and
devised the Unions Anaconda Plan for the Civil
War prior to being taken out of that position for
thinking it would take two to three years to
complete (pretty close to reality!)?
56Growing Pains 200
- QUESTION Who fought in the War of 1812, helped
lead the U.S. in the Mexican American War and
devised the Unions Anaconda Plan for the Civil
War prior to being taken out of that position for
thinking it would take two to three years to
complete (pretty close to reality!)? - ANSWER Winfield Scott old fuss and feathers
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57Growing Pains 400
- Question Who won a controversial presidential
election when chosen over Andrew Jackson in 1824
even though the candidate had less electoral and
popular votes? This president didnt get along
with congress and got little accomplished as
president. Acclaim came as a U.S. representative
when this individual represented the Africans in
the famous Amistad case in 1841.
58Growing Pains 400
- Question Who won a controversial presidential
election when chosen over Andrew Jackson in 1824
even though the candidate had less electoral and
popular votes? This president didnt get along
with congress and got little accomplished as
president. Acclaim came as a U.S. representative
when this individual represented the Africans in
the famous Amistad case in 1841. - Answer John Quincy Adams
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59Growing Pains 600
- Question Who was a U.S. senator from South
Carolina who exemplified the southern perspective
during the 1820s and 1830s? This person was
eventually elected as vice president during
Andrew Jacksons presidency, but resigned because
of the Nullification Crisis.
60Growing Pains 600
- Question Who was a U.S. senator from South
Carolina who exemplified the southern perspective
during the 1820s and 1830s? This person was
eventually elected as vice president during
Andrew Jacksons presidency, but resigned because
of the Nullification Crisis. - Answer John C. Calhoun
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61Growing Pains 1600
- Question Who was the long time senator from
Massachusetts that helped pass the Tariff of
1815? This individual demonstrated the northern
way of life pushing for legislation that helped
manufacturing, technology and urban development
for the early half of the 1800s. -
62Growing Pains 1600
- Question Who was the long time senator from
Massachusetts that helped pass the Tariff of
1815? This individual demonstrated the northern
way of life pushing for legislation that helped
manufacturing, technology and urban development
for the early half of the 1800s. - Answer Daniel Webster
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63Growing Pains 1000
- Question Who was known as the Great
Compromiser after helping with the Missouri
Compromise and the Compromise of 1850? This
individual also created the idea of the American
System.
64Growing Pains 1000
- Question Who was known as the Great
Compromiser after helping with the Missouri
Compromise and the Compromise of 1850? This
individual also created the idea of the American
System. - Answer Henry Clay
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65Manifest Destiny 200
- Question Who created a device in the late 1830s
that would change communication in America
forever? The telegraph allowed individuals to
communicate between great distances through a
message transported over wires.
66Manifest Destiny 200
- Question Who created a device in the late 1830s
that would change communication in America
forever? The telegraph allowed individuals to
communicate between great distances through a
message transported over wires. - Answer Samuel B. Morse
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67Manifest Destiny 400
- Question Who was instrumental in putting
together a national convention at Seneca Falls,
New York that was a groundbreaking step in the
organization of a womens rights movement that
swept through America in the second half of the
1800s?
68Manifest Destiny 400
- Question Who was instrumental in putting
together a national convention at Seneca Falls,
New York that was a groundbreaking step in the
organization of a womens rights movement that
swept through America in the second half of the
1800s? - Answer Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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69Manifest Destiny 600
- Question Who was the hero of the Battle of New
Orleans, the Creek Indian Uprisings and the
Seminole Wars used these successes to leapfrog
from rags to riches and into the presidency?
70Manifest Destiny 600
- Question Who was the hero of the Battle of New
Orleans, the Creek Indian Uprisings and the
Seminole Wars used these successes to leapfrog
from rags to riches and into the presidency? - Answer Andrew Jackson
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71Manifest Destiny 800
- Question Who was known as Americas hardest
working president, and spent his presidency
trying to help America achieve Manifest Destiny? -
72Manifest Destiny 800
- Question Who was known as Americas hardest
working president, and spent his presidency
trying to help America achieve Manifest Destiny? - Answer James K. Polk
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73 Manifest Destiny 1000
- Question Who was the leader at the battle of
Tippecanoe? This individual rose to the
presidency because of this war hero status under
the slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too. This person
only served as president for about a month dying
from pneumonia after giving a lengthy inaugural
speech.
74 Manifest Destiny 1000
- Question Who was the leader at the battle of
Tippecanoe? This individual rose to the
presidency because of this war hero status under
the slogan Tippecanoe and Tyler too. This person
only served as president for about a month dying
from pneumonia after giving a lengthy inaugural
speech. - Answer William Henry Harrison
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75Causes 200
- Question Who sued for freedom after moving to a
free state setting off a chain reaction that saw
people in the north more angered about slavery
because of the possibility of it being moved to
any location in America? -
76Causes 200
- Question Who sued for freedom after moving to a
free state setting off a chain reaction that saw
people in the north more angered about slavery
because of the possibility of it being moved to
any location in America? - Answer Dred Scott
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77Causes 400
- Question What individual escaped from a
plantation, then returned nineteen or more times
to help others escape on one of the Underground
Railroad freedom trails?
78Causes 400
- Question What individual escaped from a
plantation, then returned nineteen or more times
to help others escape on one of the Underground
Railroad freedom trails? - Answer Harriet Tubman
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79Causes 1200
- Question Who wrote a book that sold more that
300,000 copies in the first year of print,
changing many American, as well as world views
about slavery?
80Causes 1200
- Question Who wrote a book that sold more that
300,000 copies in the first year of print,
changing many American, as well as world views
about slavery? - Answer Harriet Beecher Stowe
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81Causes 800
- Question Who helped bring a northern terminus
(end point) to the Transcontinental Railroad in
Chicago in exchange for his support to pass the
Kansas-Nebraska Act and won the 1858 senate race
in Illinois over a little known candidate named
Abraham Lincoln? -
82Causes 800
- Question Who helped bring a northern terminus
(end point) to the Transcontinental Railroad in
Chicago in exchange for his support to pass the
Kansas-Nebraska Act and won the 1858 senate race
in Illinois over a little known candidate named
Abraham Lincoln? - Answer Steven Douglass
83Causes 1000
- Question What radical abolitionist who killed
pro-slavery people at Potawatomie Creek and
started a rebellion at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
in hopes that the revolt would sweep through the
south and free slaves?
84Causes 1000
- Question What radical abolitionist who killed
pro-slavery people at Potawatomie Creek and
started a rebellion at Harpers Ferry, Virginia
in hopes that the revolt would sweep through the
south and free slaves? - Answer John Brown
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85Civil War 200
- Question Who worked with injured soldiers during
the Civil War, was also an advocate for womens
suffrage and created the American Red Cross?
86Civil War 200
- Question Who worked with injured soldiers during
the Civil War, was also an advocate for womens
suffrage and created the American Red Cross? - Answer Clara Barton
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87Civil War 400
- Question Who completed the squeeze portion of
the Anaconda Plan as Atlanta was taken and troops
marched through Georgia making it howl as
soldiers broke the will of the Confederate
civilians? This individual captured Savannah,
Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina in efforts
known as total war. -
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88Civil War 400
- Question Who completed the squeeze portion of
the Anaconda Plan as Atlanta was taken and troops
marched through Georgia making it howl as
soldiers broke the will of the Confederate
civilians? This individual captured Savannah,
Georgia and Columbia, South Carolina in efforts
known as total war. - Answer William Tecumseh Sherman
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89Civil War 600
- Question Who was removed from command after a
Shiloh victory, but eventually won at Vicksburg
and Appomattox Courthouse, finally ending the
war? Despite having no prior political
experience, this individual used this hero status
all the way to the presidency.
90Civil War 600
- Question Who was removed from command after a
Shiloh victory, but eventually won at Vicksburg
and Appomattox Courthouse, finally ending the
war? Despite having no prior political
experience, this individual used this hero status
all the way to the presidency. - Answer Ulysses S. Grant
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91Civil War 800
- Question What abolitionist bought freedom with
earnings from an autobiography? This person
also wrote The North Star newspaper pushing for
equality.
92Civil War 800
- Question What abolitionist bought freedom with
earnings from an autobiography? This person
also wrote The North Star newspaper pushing for
equality. - Answer Frederick Douglass
93Civil War 1000
- Question Who rose to the presidency under a
relatively new political party known as the
Republicans under the idea that slavery may stay
where it is, but should not spread to new
territories and states? This individual was able
to uphold the most important responsibility as
president which is to preserve and protect the
Union guiding it through the Civil War.
94Civil War 1000
- Question Who rose to the presidency under a
relatively new political party known as the
Republicans under the idea that slavery may stay
where it is, but should not spread to new
territories and states? This individual was able
to uphold the most important responsibility as
president which is to preserve and protect the
Union guiding it through the Civil War. - Answer Abraham Lincoln
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95 Reconstruction 200
Question Who gained the presidency after the
first presidential assassination? This person
wanted a forgiving Reconstruction and constantly
vetoed more strict and more changing legislation
by the Radical Republican dominated Congress
eventually bringing on impeachment. This
president was not removed, but was also not
re-elected.
96Reconstruction 200
Question Who gained the presidency after the
first presidential assassination? This person
wanted a forgiving Reconstruction and constantly
vetoed more strict and more changing legislation
by the Radical Republican dominated Congress
eventually bringing on impeachment. This
president was not removed, but was also not
re-elected. ANSWER Andrew Johnson
97Reconstruction 400
- Question Who was the leader in Congress who
spearheaded the push of the Radical Republicans
for strict rules during the Reconstruction?
98Reconstruction 400
- Question Who was the leader in Congress who
spearheaded the push of the Radical Republicans
for strict rules during the Reconstruction? - ANSWER Thaddeus Stevens
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99Reconstruction 600
- QUESTION Who was elected president of the United
States after a controversial election in 1876?
Often known as the Compromise of 1877, this
individual gained the presidency after a supposed
promise to add a Southern member to the executive
cabinet and remove troops from the South, thus
ending the Reconstruction for all intents and
purposes.
100Reconstruction 600
- QUESTION Who was elected president of the
United States after a controversial election in
1876? Often known as the Compromise of 1877,
this individual gained the presidency after a
supposed promise to add a Southern member to the
executive cabinet and remove troops from the
South, thus ending the Reconstruction for all
intents and purposes. - ANSWER Rutherford B. Hayes
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101Reconstruction 800
Question Who was the first African American to
serve as a United States senator in 1780 and 1871
during the Reconstruction?
102Reconstruction 800
Question Who was the first African American to
serve as a United States senator in 1780 and 1871
during the Reconstruction? ANSWER Hiram
Revels
103Reconstruction 1000
QUESTION
- Who was arrested and fined after an attempt to
vote was denied? This person was a prominent
American Civil Rights leader who played a pivotal
role in the 19th century women's rights movement.
This person traveled the United States, and
Europe, and gave 75 to 100 speeches every year on
women's rights for 45 years.
104Reconstruction 1000
QUESTION Who was arrested and fined after an
attempt to vote was denied? This person was a
prominent American Civil Rights leader who played
a pivotal role in the 19th century women's rights
movement. This person traveled the United States,
and Europe, and gave 75 to 100 speeches every
year on women's rights for 45 years. ANSWER
Susan B. Anthony
105Daily Double!!
NOW WORTH 800!!!
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108Daily Double!!
NOW WORTH 1200!!!
109Final Jeopardy!
110Final Jeopardy Question
Name the following two frontier heroes What
Revolutionary veteran cut his way through the
Cumberland gap promoting settlement west of the
Appalachian Mountains settling Boonesborough and
who fought the Creek Indians for southwestern
lands during the War of 1812, was a member of
congress in Tennessee and lost his life during
the battle of the Alamo?
111Final Jeopardy Question
Name the following two frontier heroes What
Revolutionary veteran cut his way through the
Cumberland gap promoting settlement west of the
Appalachian Mountains settling Boonesborough and
who fought the Creek Indians for southwestern
lands during the War of 1812, was a member of
congress in Tennessee and lost his life during
the battle of the Alamo? ANSWER Daniel Boone
and Davy Crockett