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$100 Question from Exploration
Aside from the items shown above, which of the following made it much easier for early explorers to travel from one place to
another?
a. an odometer b. a musket
$100 Answer from Exploration
$200 Question from Exploration
Christopher Columbus is often credited with being the first European to "discover" the New World in 1492. According to the map, who was the first to arrive in the New World?
a. the Vikings b. John Cabot
$200 Answer from Exploration
$300 Question from Exploration
Which of the following gives the best
definition for the word "Emancipation" in the term "Emancipation Proclamation"?
a. to capture b. to support c. to defend d. to set free
$300 Answer from Exploration
$400 Question from Exploration
South Carolina became the first state to
secede from the Union in late 1860. The best definition for "secede" is:
a. to join
b. to withdrawal c. to uphold
$400 Answer from Exploration
$500 Question from Exploration
On the battlefield, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant had what relationship?
a. they were partners b. they were allies c. they were neutral d. they were opponents
$500 Answer from Exploration
$100 Question from American
Revolution
When the Stamp Act was passed in 1765, Americans had to place stamps on what kind of items?
a. cartons of tea and sugar
b. packages that were being mailed
c. written documents (such as contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, etc.)
$100 Answer from American
Revolution
c. written documents (such as contracts,
newspapers, pamphlets, etc.)
$200 Question from American
Revolution
Why did the British government abolished the Stamp Act after only a year?
a. the American colonists protested the tax b. the stamps cost too much too make
c. the government had all of the money that it needed d. the American colonies passed a Stamp Act of their
$200 Answer from American
Revolution
$300 Question from American
Revolution
The Declaration of Independence was addressed to which of the following men?
a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. King George III
$300 Answer from American
Revolution
$400 Question from American
Revolution
The Battle of Lexington and Concord was
important during the American Revolution because:
a. it was the deadliest battle of the war. b. it was the first battle of the war.
c. it was the final battle of the war. d. it was the longest battle of the war.
$400 Answer from American
Revolution
$500 Question from American
Revolution
When the United States added the Northwest
Territory in 1787, most Native Americans in the area:
a. were given large pieces of property by the United States government.
b. were forced to move to other parts of the country.
c. blended in with the white settlers in the area. d. did not believe that the land truly belonged to
$500 Answer from American
Revolution
d. did not believe that the land truly
belonged to the United States.
$100 Question from
Going West
Which of the following was one of the primary goals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
a. to find gold in the western part of the country b. to prevent Spain from claiming land in America c. to explore the land that had been acquired by the
Louisiana Purchase
$100 Answer from
Going West
c. to explore the land that had been
acquired by the Louisiana Purchase
$200 Question from
Going West
How did the expedition of Zebulon Pike differed from the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a. Zebulon Pike returned home at the end of his exploration; Lewis and Clark did not.
b. Zebulon Pike explored territory that had
already been settled; Lewis and Clark explored unsettled territories.
c. Zebulon Pike started in the West and traveled East; Lewis and Clark started in the East and traveled West.
$200 Answer from
Going West
d. Zebulon Pike explored the southern part of
the Louisiana Purchase; Lewis and Clark
explored the northern part.
$300 Question from
Going West
Which of the following is true about the size of the United States between 1783 and 1853?
a. the United States only consisted of the original colonies
b. the United States more than doubled in size
c. the United States expanded onto other continents d. the United States replaced its federal government
$300 Answer from
Going West
$400 Question from
Going West
Between 1783 and 1853, which group of people was most against the addition of new
territories to the United States? a. Native Americans
b. prospectors migrating west c. people living in big cities d. recent immigrants
$400 Answer from
Going West
$500 Question from
Going West
During the early 1800s, what is the most likely reason why a person would travel along the Oregon Trail?
a. to put down Native American rebellions b. to explore unsettled territory
c. to settle in the West d. to move to a big city
$500 Answer from
Going West
$100 Question from
New Nation
Which of the following gives the best definition of the word "Preamble"?
a. a preview
b. a brief summary c. a warning
$100 Answer from
New Nation
$200 Question from New Nation
The Preamble to the Constitution does which of the following?
a. Guarantees freedom of speech
b. Explains why the Constitution is being written c. Outlines the government of the United States d. Introduces the concept of "Checks and
$200 Answer from New Nation
$300 Question from New Nation
The delegates of the Constitutional Convention originally met for what purpose?
a. to revise the Articles of Confederation b. to declare independence from England
c. to choose the President of the United States d. to form a military for the United States
$300 Answer from New Nation
$400 Question from New Nation
Out of the first three Presidents of the United
States (George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson), only George Washington placed his signature on the Constitution. Why didn't Adams or Jefferson sign the document? a. Adams and Jefferson did not get along with the
other delegates at the Convention
b. Adams and Jefferson did not agree with the Constitution
c. Adams and Jefferson were both out of the country working as diplomats
$400 Answer from New Nation
c. Adams and Jefferson were both out of
the country working as diplomats
$500 Question from New Nation
A voting box or booth has walls or curtains on both sides. Why is this the case?
a. to keep light out of the voting box b. to prevent the voter from cheating
c. to keep the voter from becoming distracted d. to give the voter privacy
$500 Answer from New Nation
$100 Question from Exploration
Which of the following made it much easier for early explorers to travel from one place to another?
a. an abacus b. a musket c. a compass d. an odometer
$100 Answer from Exploration
$200 Question from Exploration
Aside from the Vikings, John Cabot became the first European explorer to:
a. cross the equator.
b. sail around the world. c. arrive in South America.
$200 Answer from Exploration
$300 Question from Exploration
In order to arrive in the New World, all European explorers had to cross the:
a. Atlantic Ocean b. Mississippi River c. Bering Strait
$300 Answer from Exploration
$400 Question from Exploration
The exchanges between Europe and the New World did not always benefit both areas. In what ways was the exchange hurtful?
a. Native Americans introduced new diseases to the Europeans.
b. Europeans introduced new diseases to the Native Americans
c. Europeans introduced deadly poisons to the Native Americans.
$400 Answer from Exploration
b. Europeans introduced new
$500 Question from Exploration
To begin his voyage, Ferdinand Magellan: a. left Spain and headed east.
b. left Spain and headed north. c. left Spain and headed west d. did not leave from Spain.
$500 Answer from Exploration
Final Jeopardy
By the mid-18th century, England occupied most of the areas on the east coast. The areas south of these colonies (such as present-day Florida) belonged to which country?
a. France b. Denmark c. Mexico d. Spain
