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History Week!
The NEW version!
Introduction
• Welcome to a new history learning game called “The Price is Right.” This is a fun an interactive way to learn and test your knowledge regarding important history facts, pertaining to the:
Gadsden Purchase
David Schildkraut 10-1
Categories• Manifest DestinyManifest Destiny
Reasons to Purchase
People of the Purchase
Details of the Deal
Manifest Destiny
Category Questions:
Question 1
Question 2
A. Birth/Growth of towns in the Southwest
C. More surveying of the SW United States
B. Increased trade between
the East and West coasts
D. Increased number of Native American settlements in the area
Which of these would not be a likely effect of a southern transcontinental railroad?
Manifest DestinyQuestion 1
A. Slave trade to CA
C. Faster travel from coast to coast
B. Mexican immigrants
could get to the East Coast
D. Gadsden could get to Mexico to work out the Gadsden Purchase faster
What was one intended advantage of having a transcontinental railroad in the south?
Manifest DestinyQuestion 2
Reasons to PurchaseCategory Questions
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
A. Transfer gold from California to the East Coast
C. Financial obligations
B. Railroad
D. Settle monetary claims
Which of these was not one of the original reasons for the Gadsden Purchase?
Reasons to Purchase Question 1
A. Battle of the Alamo
C. Battle of San Jacinto
B. Battle of New Orleans
D. None of the above
Which of these battles led directly to the Gadsden Purchase occurring?
Reasons to PurchaseQuestion 2
A. Mesilla Valley
C. San Bernardino Valley
B. San Pedro River Valley
D. Rio Valley
Which valley was a location of conflict which prompted the US President to send Gadsden to
negotiate?
Reasons to PurchaseQuestion 3
A. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
C. Adams-Onis Treaty
B. Webster-Ashburton Treaty
D. Transcontinental Treaty
Which treaty was behind some of the conflict that led to the Gadsden Purchase?
Reasons to PurchaseQuestion 4
A. Mexican territory was only viable building location
C. Engineers were paranoid to try out new technology
B. People gave funds to help the railroad get built
D. Purchase opened up a new rail route that no one thought of
Why was the Gadsden Purchase so critical with regards to the southern transcontinental railroad?
Reasons to PurchaseQuestion 5
People of the PurchaseCategory Questions
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
A. Garay
C. Gadsden
B. Gary
D. Greg
The Gadsden Purchase helped resolve monetary claims from a project named after _____?
People of the Purchase Question 1
A. Taylor
C. Pierce
B. Buchanan
D. Fillmore
Who was the President of the United States at the time of the Gadsden Purchase?
People of the PurchaseQuestion 2
A. No position
C. Ambassador
B. Minister
D. Consul
Gadsden’s position in the United States government was________ to Mexico.
People of the PurchaseQuestion 3
A. He talked personally to Gadsden
C. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Nelson
B. Sec. of State William Marcy
D. Christopher Ward
Who was the agent for U.S. investors in the Garay project, who tried to intervene with instructions to
Gadsden?
People of the PurchaseQuestion 4
A. Guadalupe Hidalgo
C. Felipe Calderon
B. Antonio de Santa Anna
D. Benito Juarez
Which Mexican President was involved in the Gadsden Purchase?
People of the PurchaseQuestion 5
Details of the DealCategory Questions
Question 1
Question 2
Question 3
Question 4
Question 5
A. $1,000,000
C. $15,000,000
B. $10,000,000
D. $20,000,000
How much did the land obtained in the Gadsden Purchase cost?
Details of the DealQuestion 1
A. AZ & NM
C. TX & NM
B. HI & ME
D. CA & AZ
Which of the two present-day states gained land from the Gadsden Purchase?
Details of the DealQuestion 2
A. 25,000 mi2
C. 30,000 mi2
B. 29,670 mi2
D. $45,000 mi2
About how many square miles was the Gadsden Purchase?
Details of the DealQuestion 3
A. September 25, 1853
C. April 25, 1854
B. December 30, 1853
D. September 25, 1854
When was the Gadsden Purchase originally signed?
Details of the DealQuestion 4
A. December 30, 1853
C. June 8, 1854
B. April 25, 1854
D. September 25, 1854
When was the revised treaty of the purchase signed by Santa Anna?
Details of the DealQuestion 5
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Manifest Destiny
Reasons to Purchase
People of the Purchase
Details of the Deal
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Manifest Destiny
Details of the Deal
People of the Purchase
Reasons to Purchase
History Week!
The NEW version!
Thanks for playing and learning!
David Schildkraut 10-1
Sept. 2013
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