© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Another Presentation modified by T. Merry © 2002 - All rights Reserved [email protected].

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved


Another

Presentation modified by T. Merry

© 2002 - All rights [email protected]


Directions:

• Scroll through the presentation and enter the answers (which are really the questions) and the questions (which are really the answers).

• Enter in the categories on the main game boards.

• As you play the game, click on the TEXT DOLLAR AMOUNT that the contestant calls, not the surrounding box.

• When they have given a question, click again anywhere on the screen to see the correct question. Keep track of which questions have already been picked by printing out the game board screen and checking off as you go.

• Click on the “Game” box to return to the main scoreboard.

• Enter the score into the black box on each players podium.

• Continue until all clues are given.

• When finished, DO NOT save the game. This will overwrite the program with the scores and data you enter. You MAY save it as a different name, but keep this file untouched!


Round 1Final

Jeopardy

Grou B

Group A

Group C

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Key Terms V.I.P’s

Main Ideas

Proper Nouns

Bonus ?’s

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Final Jeopardy

Scores

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Last Chance

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Final Try


$100$100

Populist demand for the unlimited production of

coinage.

Populist demand for the unlimited production of

coinage.


$100$100

What is free silver?

What is free silver?

Scores


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Construction completed in May 1869

Construction completed in May 1869


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What was the transcontinental railway

What was the transcontinental railway

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Cities that grew very quickly around gold

mining sites

Cities that grew very quickly around gold

mining sites


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What are boom towns?What are boom towns?


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Hispanic ranch hands in the Spanish Southwest

Hispanic ranch hands in the Spanish Southwest


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Who were vaqueros?Who were vaqueros?

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Had to develop new methods of farming on

the Plains

Had to develop new methods of farming on

the Plains


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Who were sodbusters?Who were sodbusters?

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This man was hired by the Kansas Pacific

Railroad to kill buffalo.

This man was hired by the Kansas Pacific

Railroad to kill buffalo.


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Who was William Cody?Who was William Cody?

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A Sioux military leaderA Sioux military leader


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Who was Crazy Horse?Who was Crazy Horse?

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African American soldiers in segregated units after the Civil War

African American soldiers in segregated units after the Civil War


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Who were Buffalo Soldiers?

Who were Buffalo Soldiers?

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Captured the imagination of the

nation.

Captured the imagination of the

nation.


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Who were cowhands?Who were cowhands?

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Communities across the United States kept their

own time.

Communities across the United States kept their

own time.


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What was life like before the railroads?

What was life like before the railroads?

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Had its roots in the Farmers’ Alliance.

Had its roots in the Farmers’ Alliance.


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What is the Populist Party?

What is the Populist Party?

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Laid railroad track westward from Omaha,

Nebraska.

Laid railroad track westward from Omaha,

Nebraska.


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What was the Union Pacific Company?

What was the Union Pacific Company?

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They would work for a very low wage.

They would work for a very low wage.


$300$300

Why were immigrants & African Americans hired

to build the transcontinental

railroad?

Why were immigrants & African Americans hired

to build the transcontinental

railroad?

Scores


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Hired 10,000 Chinese laborers at low wages to work on railroad tracks

Hired 10,000 Chinese laborers at low wages to work on railroad tracks


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Who was the Central Pacific Railroad?

Who was the Central Pacific Railroad?

Scores


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Farmers on the Plains fenced off their land.

Farmers on the Plains fenced off their land.


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What ended long cattle drives?

What ended long cattle drives?

Scores


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Site of a battle between George Custer’s troops

and the Sioux and Cheyenne peoples.

Site of a battle between George Custer’s troops

and the Sioux and Cheyenne peoples.


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What is Little Bighorn?What is Little Bighorn?

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A reservation meant for the Sioux people

A reservation meant for the Sioux people


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What is the Dakota Territory?

What is the Dakota Territory?

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Marked the end of armed conflict between whites and Native Americans.

Marked the end of armed conflict between whites and Native Americans.


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What is Wounded Knee?What is Wounded Knee?

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Gave land on the Plains to any settler who would

live there for 5 years.

Gave land on the Plains to any settler who would

live there for 5 years.


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What is the Homestead Act?

What is the Homestead Act?

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Proposed to make Native Americans landowners

and farmers.

Proposed to make Native Americans landowners

and farmers.


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What was the Dawes Act?


Scores


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It provided an inexpensive way to start

a new life.

It provided an inexpensive way to start

a new life.


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Why was the Homestead Act important to

settlers?

Why was the Homestead Act important to

settlers?

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Their population quickly declined.

Their population quickly declined.


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What happened to many boomtowns when the

mines closed?

What happened to many boomtowns when the

mines closed?

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The availability of railroad transport to the

North and the East.

The availability of railroad transport to the

North and the East.


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What began the “Cattle Kingdom”?

What began the “Cattle Kingdom”?

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After the Oklahoma land rush.

After the Oklahoma land rush.


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When did the American frontier “close”?

When did the American frontier “close”?

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They had most buffalo on the Plains killed.

They had most buffalo on the Plains killed.


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How did railroad companies threaten the livelihoods of the Native

American’s?

How did railroad companies threaten the livelihoods of the Native

American’s?

Scores


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The National GrangeThe National Grange


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Who addressed farmers’ problems after the Civil

War?

Who addressed farmers’ problems after the Civil

War?

Scores


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The economic depression was nearly

over.

The economic depression was nearly

over.


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Why did the Republican candidate win the

presidential election of 1896?

Why did the Republican candidate win the

presidential election of 1896?

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Government officials made promises they did not intend

to keep.

Government officials made promises they did not intend

to keep.


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Why did some Native Americans accept the

U.S. government’s reservation policy at

first?

Why did some Native Americans accept the

U.S. government’s reservation policy at

first?

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To make Native Americans fit into white

American culture, to eliminate the nomadic tradition, to break up

Native American groups.


American culture, to eliminate the nomadic tradition, to break up

Native American groups.


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What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

Scores


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The Omaha farmed; the Sioux followed the

buffalo herds.

The Omaha farmed; the Sioux followed the

buffalo herds.


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How did the Omaha way of life differ from that of

the Sioux?

How did the Omaha way of life differ from that of

the Sioux?

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Was formed by Farmers’ Alliance leaders.

Was formed by Farmers’ Alliance leaders.


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What was the Populist Party?

What was the Populist Party?

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Free silver.Free silver.


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What was a major reform on the Populist agenda?What was a major reform on the Populist agenda?

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To control the Black Hills, against the Sioux,

after peace treaties failed.

To control the Black Hills, against the Sioux,

after peace treaties failed.


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Why was the Battle of Little Bighorn fought?Why was the Battle of Little Bighorn fought?

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The Western FrontierThe Western Frontier

Final Jeopardy Question



American culture.


American culture.




Scores

© Mark E. Damon - All Rights Reserved Another Presentation modified by T. Merry © 2002 - All rights Reserved [email protected].

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