Unit 5 Jeopardy

Purchasing

100

This State was the name given to the purchase of an area that was deemed uninhabitable and useless to many who saw it as a waste of Money

What is Alaska

200

Thomas Jefferson enacted the Louisiana Purchase from from European Empire

What is France

300

By how much did the Louisiana Purchase expand the territorial claims of the United States

What is Doubling

400

This Purchase was enacted in 1854 to help the construction of a Trans-continental Rail line 

Gadsen Purchase

500

This island chain was purchased by the United States in 1917

The U.S. Virgin Islands (Danish West Indies)

Exploring

100

A scientific exploration, or a covert military operation, who was the leader of this exploration party

what is Zubelon Pike

200

Seeking Glory, this military officer led many campaigns and missions throughout California

Who is John C. Fremont

300

Upon reaching the Pacific Ocean, the Lewis and Clark Expedition camped at the mouth of this river

what is The Columbia River?

400

This region is often times the term used for where explorers and expidition parties traveled during westward expansion

What is The Frontier 

500

What was the vehicle used to trave to the west

what is Covered Wagon

Fighting

100

This conflict broke out in 1836, and was fueled by differences in cultural values

What is Mexican American War

200

The Thornton Affair in 1845 caused this conflict to break out between two neighboring nation

What is Mexican American War

300

This Indigenous Nation successfully resisted the United States for decades in modern day Florida

What is Seminole

400

This Conflict between Britain and the United States pulled indigenous peoples into direct conflict with the United States

war of 1812

500

What was the name of the US army general who lead the US forces in the war of 1812 at the battle of New Orleans

Who is Andrew Jackson

Traveling

100

in this year a major migration to California in search of gold occurred

1849

200

this mode of transportation was the way the vast majority of settlers moved to Oregon country between 1849 to 1869

Wagon / Wagon Trains

300

In what year did the Donner Party get trapped in Donner Pass

what is 1846

400

these two terms are used to describe the forces that lead people to moving to or from an area 

what is Push / Pull Factors 

500

This term was used to describe the unexplored western regions

The Frontier

Wild Card

100

This city is named after someone from our unit

What is Fremont

200

this sports team is named after the migration of people to California

San Fran 49ers

300

what is the origin of the oregon trail video game?

Educational Tool

400

in what year, and by whom, was the term manifest destiny coined by

John O Sullivan, 1845

500

Which 5 Indigenous Nations were most directly affected by the Indian Removal Act, Known as the trail of Tears

Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Creek, Choctaw