Post on 18-Jan-2016
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Geography GoldRush Railroads
SettlingThe
Plains
PlainsIndians Conflicts
The flat area of the US
A 100
The largest mountain range in the West
A 200
A 300
This substance was used to build homes on the Plains because of
its lack of timber
This feature was blasted out by Chinese immigrants to lay
railroad tracks
A 400
The nickname for the flattest landmass out West
A 500
B 100
The nickname for the first migrators
during the Gold Rush
B 200
The term used for a town in the West
that flourishes because of deposits of gold
No more Iron Ore leads to this
B 300
This group ran boarding houses and restaurants among other
things
B 400
The name of gold-seekers
B 500
The name of the railroad that connected the East with the West
C 100
The name of the rail company that began building in Omaha
C 200
The rail workers most skilled in explosives.
C 300
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C 400
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C 400
The location of the golden spike
C 500
The primary source of food for the Plains Indians
D 100
This creature allowed natives to abandon farming in the 17th
century
D 200
D 300
This piece of legislation tried to get Indians to become like White
Americans
D 400
The festival where the Great Spirit is asked for a year of
good fortune
D 500
Reminiscing about the great past
E 100
Native troops were accidentally responsible for his death
The innocent slaughter of a Cheyenne village
E 200
The first major victory by the Indians over the US army
E 300
The last flight from the reservation led by Bigfoot that ended in defeat for the
Lakotas
E 400
E 500
The agreement that granted settlers safe passage in return for
lands for the Natives
F 100
The invention that gave settlers water
This revolutionized soil tilling
F 200
F 300
This gave “Free land” to people
A name of a group of farmers who pooled their supplies
F 400
F 500
This group wanted to “Free Silver”
The Final Jeopardy Category is:
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How did the US Government solve the “Indian Problem?”
Team with the most methods and supporting facts wins.
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A 100
Great Plains
A 200
Rocky Mountains
A 300
Sod
A 400
Sierra Mountains
A 500
Great American Desert or Tornado Alley
B 100
49ers
B 200
Boom Towns
B 300
Bust Towns or Ghost Towns
B 400
Women
B 500
Prospectors
C 100
Transcontinental Railroad
C 200
Union Pacific
C 300
Chinese
C 400
Golden Spike Ceremony
C 500
Promontory Point, Utah
D 100
Bison
D 200
Horse
D 300
Dawe’s Act
D 400
Sundance
D 500
Ghostdance
E 100
Sitting Bull
E 200
Chivington/Sand Creek Massacre
E 300
The Battle of Little Bighorn or Greasy Grass
E 400
The Battle of Wounded Knee
E 500
Fort Laramie Treaty
E 100
Windmill
E 200
Steel Plow or Sod busting
E 300
Homestead Act
E 400
The Grange or Farmer’s Alliance
E 500
The Populist Party
E 500
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C 400
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