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Jeopardy
War of
1812
Independence
War
Westward
Expansion
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Native American
Resistance
Texas
U.S.-Mexico
Final Jeopardy
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This Shawnee warrior built a large Indian
confederacy to stop American westward
expansion into their lands.
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Tecumseh
1 - $200
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This Shawnee Native American religious leader
inspired his followers to revive native religion,
resist all white ways, and oppose the U.S.
government.
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“The Prophet” or Tenskwatawa
1 - $300
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This settlement was the capital of the Shawnee
Indian confederacy.
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Prophetstown
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The capital of the Shawnee Native American
confederation was destroyed after this battle.
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The Battle of Tippecanoe
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As the governor of the Indiana territory, this
future president waged war against the
Shawnee Native American confederacy during
the early 1800s.
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William Henry Harrison
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This country was kidnapping American sailors
and supplying guns to Native American freedom
fighters during the early 1800s.
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Great Britain
2 - $200
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The British set fire to this city during the war of
1812.
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Washington, D.C.
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This Native American freedom fighter died at the
Battle of the Thames.
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Tecumseh
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The U.S. invasion of this area of North America
was a total failure during the war.
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Canada
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This political party opposed military action
during the war of 1812, and as a result lost
credibility with the voters.
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Federalists
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Mexicans living in the Texas territory were called
this.
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Tejanos
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This was the nickname that Texans gave their
independent state.
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Lone Star Republic
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Mexico wanted the American settlers out of
Texas due to their increasing numbers, lack of
loyalty, and failure to discontinue this practice.
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Slavery
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Mexico invited American settlers to Texas to
develop the land and to fight against this group
of Native Americans.
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Comanche
3 - $500
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Texans wanted to be annexed by the United
States for increased security against Native
Americans and Mexico and for this other reason.
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To help pay off debts
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Many Americans did not support the war in
Mexico because they feared gaining new
territory would increase this practice.
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Slavery
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At the start of the war, Mexico insisted the
border was at the Nueces River while Texas
insisted it was at this river.
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Rio Grande
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Opponents of the war against Mexico called the
war by this nickname.
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Polk’s War
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This legislative act attempted to ban African
Americans from all land gained from the war
with Mexico.
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The Wilmot Proviso
4 - $500
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The land that Mexico gave the U.S. after being
defeated in the U.S.-Mexico War is known as
this.
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The Mexican Cession
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The United States paid this much after it forced
Mexico to sell California and New Mexico
territories.
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15 Million
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The treaty ended the U.S.-Mexico War.
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
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Letting the new territories decide for themselves
whether they wanted slavery was referred to as
this.
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Popular Sovereingty
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At this battle, General Santa Ana was defeated
and was forced to sign a treaty that gave Texas
its independence.
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Battle of San Jacinto
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According to this concept, it was the right of
Americans to expand westward across the
continent.
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Manifest Destiny
Final Jeopardy
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This famous American philosopher persuaded
many American citizens to protest the U.S.Mexico War and stop paying their taxes through
his essay, “Civil Disobedience.”
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Henry David Thoreau