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Westward
Expansion
Jeopardy
Vocab.
Inventors
Immigration
SpanishAmerican
war/
Panama
100
100
100
100
100
200
200
200
200
200
200
300
300
300
300
300
300
400
400
400
400
400
400
500
500
500
Cattle
Trails
Conflict
on the
plains
100
500
Cattle Trails 100
What cause local cattle
prices to be so low?
Cattle Trails 100
The supply of cattle was
high and the demand
was low.
Cattle Trails 200
Why did ranchers ship
cattle to the bigger
cities?
Cattle Trails 200
Demand for cattle was
high in the bigger cities,
and ranchers could
make a lot of money.
Cattle Trails 300
Who were the Black
Cowboys of Texas?
Cattle Trails 300
Former slaves who
moved west to become
cowboys.
Cattle Trails 400
What was the most
famous trail that
ranchers used to herd
cattle?
Cattle Trails 400
The Chisolm Trail
Cattle Trails 500
Where did the Chisolm
trail end?
Cattle Trails 500
Abilene, Texas
Conflict on the Plains 100
What animal became
scarce once settlers
moved in, causing the
Native Americans way of
life to change
drastically?
Conflict on the Plains 100
Buffalo
Conflict on the Plains 200
The government
relocated Native
Americans onto
______________.
Conflict on the Plains 200
Reservations
Conflict on the Plains 300
Name two results of
living on the reservations
for the Native Americans.
Conflict on the Plains 300
Native Americans had to give
up their traditional dress,
attend schools, were forced to
become farmers instead of
hunters, and had to remain
within the reservation borders.
Conflict on the Plains 400
Who were the leaders
on each side at the
Battle of Little Bighorn?
Conflict on the Plains 400
Government: General
Custer
Native Americans:
Sitting Bull and Crazy
Horse
Conflict on the Plains 500
What was the outcome
of the Battle of Little
Bighorn?
Conflict on the Plains 500
The Native Americans
fought back and killed all
of the soldiers.
Vocab. 100
What is prejudice?
Vocab. 100
An unfair, negative
opinion that leads to
unjust treatment.
Vocab. 200
What is a cattle trail?
Vocab. 200
Trails used to take
cattle to trains from
Texas
Vocab. 300
What is the term that
describes land that the
government set aside for
Native Americans?
Vocab. 300
Reservation
Vocab. 400
What is a drought?
Vocab. 400
A period of time without
rain
Vocab. 500
What does it mean to
assimilate?
Vocab. 500
To change a group’s
culture and traditions to
make it blend with a
larger group
Inventors 100
Who invented the
telephone?
Inventors 100
Alexander Graham
Bell
Inventors 200
What are the Wright
Brothers famous for
inventing?
Inventors 200
The plane
Inventors 300
What inventions did
Thomas Edison create?
Inventors 300
A longer lasting light
bulb and ways for
electricity to go into
people’s homes and
businesses
Inventors 400
Who created 300 uses
for the peanut?
Inventors 400
George Washington
Carver
Inventors 500
What group of islands
was formed by a chain
of Inventors?
Inventors 500
Hawaiian Islands
Immigration100
Name two reasons why
people immigrated to
the United States
Immigration100
To escape poverty,
make a better life for
themselves, escape war
or persecution, to find
work, or for freedom
Immigration 200
Name 3 countries people
emigrated from
Immigration 200
Ireland, Germany, England,
Sweden, Italy, Poland,
Greece, Russia, China,
Mexico
Immigration 300
What might keep people
from being able to get
into the United States?
Immigration 300
Disease, old age,
criminal history
Immigration 400
How did the large
number of immigrants
effect the culture of the
United States.
Immigration 400
Each culture brought
new kinds of foods,
traditions, and
inventions
Immigration 500
How do seismologists
help prevent earthquake
damage?
Immigration 500
They locate areas most
likely to shake during
quakes, and allow
people to plan safety
programs.
Spanish-American War 100
Which U.S. president is
responsible for leading
the nation to victory in
the Spanish-American
war?
Spanish-American War 100
William McKinley
Spanish-American War 200
Which president created
the Rough Riders before
taking over the White
House?
Spanish-American War 200
Theodore Roosevelt
Spanish-American War 300
What event led to the
beginning of the
Spanish-American war?
Spanish-American War 300
The U.S. Navy ship Maine
exploded in Havana Harbor,
Cuba. President McKinley
declared war because of
the explosion.
Spanish-American War 400
What three countries did
the United States gain
when they won the war?
Spanish-American War 400
Puerto Rico, Guam and
the Phillippines
Spanish-American War 500
Why did the United
States build the Panama
Canal?
Spanish-American War 500
To make the trip
between the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts shorter,
faster and less
expensive.