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Jeopardy: Economics of Slavery, Slave Revolts, Lead-Up, Underground Railroad

Test your knowledge of the economics of slavery, slave revolts, lead-up to the Civil War, and the Underground Railroad in this engaging Jeopardy game. Explore the key events, figures, and impacts related to these topics. Suitable for history enthusiasts and students alike.

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Jeopardy: Economics of Slavery, Slave Revolts, Lead-Up, Underground Railroad

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  1. Let’s Get Ready To Play Some . . .

  2. JEOPARDY J JEOPARDY JEOPARDY JEOPARDY E O P A R D Y JEOPARDY

  3. JEOPARDY Final - 1 Final - 2 Economics Of Slavery Slave Revolts Lead-Up 3 Lead-Up 2 Lead-Up 1 Underground Railroad 20 20 20 20 20 20 40 40 40 40 40 40 60 60 60 60 60 60 80 80 80 80 80 80 100 100 100 100 100 100

  4. Lead-Up1- 20 What free state was admitted under the Missouri Compromise? Why was this important?

  5. Lead-Up1- 40 What happened in Kansas as a direct result of using popular sovereignty to decide if the territory was free or slave?

  6. Lead-Up1- 60 How did the Compromise of 1850 change the free vs. slave state decision making process? Points * 4

  7. Lead-Up1- 80 What effect did “Bleeding Kansas” have on the United States?

  8. Lead-Up1- 100 Describe why the Fugitive Slave Law was good for southern slave owners and how it effected the North.

  9. Lead-Up2- 20 What free state was admitted in the Compromise of 1850? Points * 3

  10. Lead-Up2- 40 Who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin?

  11. Lead-Up2- 60 What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case and how did it effect the United States?

  12. Lead-Up2- 80 Explain why Uncle Tom’s Cabin had such a major impact on people’s view of slavery.

  13. Lead-Up2- 100 Describe each candidates position on the free or slave issue in the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

  14. Lead-Up3- 20 Why did Dred Scott feel he had a right to bring his case to the Supreme Court?

  15. Lead-Up3- 40 What long-lasting impact resulted from the Lincoln-Douglas debates? Points * 5

  16. Lead-Up3- 60 Fully explain the meaning behind the lyric; “36⁰30⁰, except for in Missouri. Everyone’s happy, more important than free.”

  17. Lead-Up3- 80 Why did John Brown take over the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia?

  18. Lead-Up3- 100 How did the Compromise of 1850 change the nation’s capital?

  19. EconomicsOfSlavery - 20 This trip across the Atlantic ocean involved deaths and severe mistreatment of captured Africans.

  20. EconomicsOfSlavery - 40 What effect did the cotton gin have on slavery?

  21. EconomicsOfSlavery - 60 Why did slavery last so long with all the surrounding controversy?

  22. EconomicsOfSlavery - 80 What was the greatest fear of slaves at auction? Daily Double

  23. EconomicsOf Slavery - 100 Explain what is shown in this graph. What can be inferred from the graph?

  24. SlaveRevolts - 20 True or false; Slave resisted slavery on a daily basis by doing things such as avoiding work and breaking tools.

  25. SlaveRevolts - 40 The slave revolt on this island nation led Napoleon to lose interest in his North American empire, resulting in him offering to sell the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.

  26. SlaveRevolts - 60 What happened to the captured Africans from the Amistad when they were delivered to New York City?

  27. SlaveRevolts - 80 The German Coast Uprising took place near what major U.S. city that was an important hub of the slave trade?

  28. SlaveRevolts - 100 What were the effects of Nat Turner’s slave revolt? Points * 2

  29. Underground Railroad - 20 True or false; Slaveholders used the promise of freedom as a method of controlling slaves.

  30. Underground Railroad - 40 What changed in the U.S. that resulted in passengers on the Underground Railroad being forced to make their way all the way to Canada?

  31. Underground Railroad - 60 In what ways did abolitionists help the Underground Railroad?

  32. Underground Railroad - 80 What female conductor of the Underground Railroad was known as “Black Moses”?

  33. Underground Railroad - 100 Explain the usage of the terms “underground” & “railroad”. Points * 4

  34. Final Jeopardy Category Praise!

  35. Explain the concept of an “invisible church” as it applied to slave life.

  36. Final Jeopardy Category Making it big!

  37. What did Lincoln mean with the quote, “A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free”?

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