Unit 2 Jeopardy

1. Unit 2 Jeopardy

2. Bald, Toothless Presidents Raised on Ho-Cakes Randars 13, 14, 15 Sherman & Stonewall Showdown There’s No Basement in the Alamo! 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5

3. Bald for 1 Who were the 1st & 2nd presidents of the U.S.? a. George Washington & Thomas Jefferson c. George Washington & John Adams b. George Washington & Alexander Hamilton d. George Washington & John Brown Check Your Answer

4. Bald for 1 c. George Washington & John Adams Back to the Game Board

5. Bald. for 2 The War of 1812 ended with a. a clear victory for the United States. b. a clear victory for Britain. c. the removal of all British claims to land in North America. d. a return to the prewar boundaries between United States and British territories. Check Your Answer

6. BAld for 2 d. a return to the prewar boundaries between United States and British territories. Back to the Game Board

7. Bald for 3 Which of the following occurred during the War of l812? a. Tecumseh’s warriors won the Battle of Tippecanoe. b. The British navy destroyed Oliver Hazard Perry’s force on Lake Erie. c. British troops set fire to Washington, D.C. d. United States forces captured Canada. Check Your Answer

8. c. British troops set fire to Washington, D.C. . Bald for 3 Back to the Game Board

9. Bald for 4 “The president has firmly established that any further attempts to colonize this hemisphere shall be viewed by the United States as an act of aggression. I commend his resolve and hope that this nation is willing to take all steps necessary to uphold this position.” The above quote is expressing support for which of the following? a. the Declaration of Independence c. the Louisiana Purchase b. the Anaconda Plan d. the Monroe Doctrine Check Your Answer

10. Bald for 4 d. the Monroe Doctrine Back to the Game Board

11. Bald for 5 Which law divided the territories north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River into smaller areas that eventually became 5 new states? a. the Communist Manifesto c. the Northwest Ordinance b. the Louisiana Purchase d. the Anaconda Plan Check Your Answer

12. Bald for 5 c. the Northwest Ordinance Back to the Game Board

13. Basement for 1 Henry Clay’s American System was designed to a. defeat the British in the War of 1812 c. improve the nation’s economy and infrastructure following the War of 1812. b. make baseball the national pasttime d. provide guidelines for admittance of new states to the Union. Check Your Answer

14. Basement for 1 c. improve the nation’s economy and infrastructure following the War of 1812. Back to the Game Board

15. Basement for 2 Who would have most likely supported Andrew Jackson? a. a wealthy, eastern businessman c. a western farmer b. a Cherokee chief d. John Quincy Adams Check Your Answer

16. Basement for 2 c. a western farmer Back to the Game Board

17. Basement for 3 Negotiations with the British, war with Mexico, and annexation of Texas were all part of a. sectionalism between the North and South c. Jacksonian Democracy b. westward expansion d. the Civil War Check Your Answer

18. Basement for 3 b. westward expansion Back to the Game Board

19. Basement for 4 What effect did Manifest Destiny have? a. It improved relations between the US and Mexico. c. It extended US territory all the way to the Pacific. b. It resolved the issue of slavery. d. It meant America was winning. Duh. Check Your Answer

20. Basement for 4 c. It extended US territory all the way to the Pacific. Back to the Game Board

21. Basement for 5 How did President Jackson react to Georgia’s seizure of Cherokee lands? a. He supported the Supreme Court rulings that Georgia’s action was unconstitutional. b. He sided with Georgia in defiance of the Supreme Court. c. He ordered the United States Army to leave the Cherokee alone. d. He negotiated a compromise that gave one third of the land to Georgia. Check Your Answer

22. Basement for 5 b. He sided with Georgia in defiance of the Supreme Court. Back to the Game Board

23. Reform for 1 Noah Webster directly impacted a. national language & education c. the consturction of an ark used by the U.S. Navy b. the fair treatment of midgets in the U.S. d. Dorothea Dix’s penal reform. Check Your Answer

24. Reform for 1 a. national language & education Back to the Game Board

25. Reform for 2 How did acquiring new territories impact education in the US? a. Less attention was paid to education b/c people only cared about land. c. Education was seen as an important means for maintaining natinal unity as the nation expanded. b. Pink Floyd said, “we don’t need no education. teachers leave them kids alone.” d. Most states ignored calls for the national government to support education. Check Your Answer

26. Reform for 2 c. Education was seen as an important means for maintaining natinal unity as the nation expanded. Back to the Game Board

27. Reform for 3 What was Andrew Jackson’s view concerning suffrage? a. he believed everone living in the US should be allowed to vote. c. he favored restricting suffrage to landowners. b. he believed any white man should be abllowed to vote. d. he thought that women should have the right to vote. Check Your Answer

28. Reform for 3 b. he believed any white man should be abllowed to vote Back to the Game Board

29. Reform for 4 State’s rights is best defined as the belief that a. the federal government should tell the states what to do. c. states should oppose tariffs. b. states should not have slaves. d. states should be able to decide most matters for themselves. Check Your Answer

30. Reform for 4 d. states should be able to decide most matters for themselves. Like silly flags… and football teams. Back to the Game Board

31. Reform for 5 The Missouri Compromise, Wimot Proviso, and Compromise of 1850 were all designed to a. end slavery in the South. c. deal with the issue of slavery in new territories. b. extend slavery to new US territories. d. achieve Manifest Destiny. Check Your Answer

32. Reform for 5 c. deal with the issue of slavery in new territories. Back to the Game Board

33. J-Mad for 1 Why did the South fear the election of Abraham Lincoln? a. They thought Lincoln would take their guns away. c. He was not as good looking as Stephen Douglas. b. Lincoln had run on a platform of abolishing slavery throughout the nation. d. They feared that he would seek not only to prevent slavery in new territories, but to end it in the South also. Check Your Answer

34. Stonewall for 1 d. They feared that he would seek not only to prevent slavery in new territories, but to end it in the South also. Back to the Game Board

35. Stonewall for 2 * the bloodiest single day of the war *stopped Lee’s 1st attempt to invade the North *gave Lincoln the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation * good example of why you should never wrap your cigars in the general’s top secret orders. To which batle is the above list referring? a. Gettysburg c. Vicksburg b. Antietam d. Chancellorsville Check Your Answer

36. Stonewall for 2 b. Antietam Back to the Game Board

37. Stonewall for 3 How did Sherman’s taking Atlanta greatly impact the election of 1864? a. It inspired faith in military generals, leading to General McClellan being elected president. c. It assured people in the North that victory was in sight, thereby increasing the popularity of President Lincoln and allowing him to win re-election. b. It led to Lincoln’s defeat because he lost the support of Southerners whom Sherman had abused. d. Sherman became Lincoln’s homeboy, and Lincoln chose him as Vice President. CheckYourAnswer

38. Stonewall for 3 c. It assured people in the North that victory was in sight, thereby increasing the popularity of President Lincoln and allowing him to win re-election Back to the Game Board

39. Stonewall for 4 *ended Confederate hopes of successfully invading the North. *Stonewall Jackson was sorely missed. *major turning point. *bloodiest battle of the entire war. To which battle is the above list referring? a. Gettysburg c. 1st Battle of Bull Run b. Antietam d. Chancellorsville Check Your Answer

40. Stonewall for 4 a. Gettysburg Back to the Game Board

41. Stonewall for 5 Why was the issue of slavery in the new US territories so politically heated in the 1800s? a. Most politicians knew that they couldn’t win enough votes to stay in office if they didn’t openly oppose slavery. c. Southern pro-slavery leaders and northern anti-slavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power in Washington and spread their ideology to new territories that would eventually become states. b. Settlers in new territories opposed slavery and didn’t like the fact that Congress was requiring them to allow the practice. d. Slavery was not a politically heated issue in the 1800s. Politicians were more concerned about healthcare reform. Check Your Answer

42. Stonewall for 5 c. Southern pro-slavery leaders and northern anti-slavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power in Washington and spread their ideology to new territories that would eventually become states. Back to the Game Board

43. 13 for 1 Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address can BEST be described as a. a harsh condemnation of the South c. gloating over Union victory. b. an expressed hope that the nation could be reunited and healed. d. a pledge to hang Bobby Lee and the rest of the rowdy Rebels. Check Your Answer

44. 13 fro 1 Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural address can BEST be described as a. a harsh condemnation of the South c. gloating over Union victory. b. an expressed hope that the nation could be reunited and healed. d. a pledge to hang Bobby Lee and the rest of the rowdy Rebels. . . Back to the Game Board

45. 13 for 2 Radical Republicans in Congress impeached Andrew Johnson because a. they berleived his form of Reconstruction was too harsh on the South. c. he had inappropriate sexual relations with a WhiteHouse intern. b. he hired spies to break into the Democratic National Headquarters. d. he vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which would give citizenship rights to freed slaves. Check Your Answer

46. 13 for 2 d. he vetoed the Civil Rights Act of 1866, which would give citizenship rights to freed slaves. Back to the Game Board

47. 13 for 3 What marked the end of Reconstruction? a. The Compromise of 1877 c. The New South Agreement b. The Emancipation Proclimation d. The 15th Amendment Check Your Answer

48. 13 for 3 a. The Compromise of 1877 Back to the Game Board

49. 13 for 4 The 14th and 15th Amendments, passed during Reconstruction, resulted in a. expanded rights for Native American Indians on reservations b. increased individual rights for African Americans c. equal rights for women in the United States d. additional rights for Southern segregationists Check Your Answer

50. 13 for 4 b. increased individual rights for African Americans Back to the Game Board