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What type of industry dominated the South in the 1800s?
What type of industry dominated the South in the 1800s?
Agriculture
During the Election of 1828, what was Andrew Jackson’s new political party called?
During the Election of 1828, what was Andrew Jackson’s new political party called?
Democrats
During which type of economic cycle did the nation face falling prices, lower production, unemployment, bankruptcies, and economic panics?
During which type of economic cycle did the nation face falling prices, lower production, unemployment, bankruptcies, and economic panics?
Busts
What did most Forty-Niners travel to California to do?
What did most Forty-Niners travel to California to do?
Prospected for Gold
Since there was only one political party during James Monroe’s presidency, what did the time period become known as?
Since there was only one political party during James Monroe’s presidency, what did the time period become known as?
Era of Good Feelings
Which right did the suffrage movement fight for on behalf of women?
Which right did the suffrage movement fight for on behalf of women?
Right to vote
What did Catherine Beecher, Emma Hart Willard, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Ann Preston hope to improve for women?
What did Catherine Beecher, Emma Hart Willard, Elizabeth Blackwell, and Ann Preston hope to improve for women?
Education
What was the name of the nation’s first Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 in New York?
What was the name of the nation’s first Women’s Rights Convention held in 1848 in New York?
Senaca Falls Convention
Which reformer hoped to help the mentally ill by creating mental hospitals instead of housing the mentally ill in prisons and almshouses?
Which reformer hoped to help the mentally ill by creating mental hospitals instead of housing the mentally ill in prisons and almshouses?
Dorothea Dix
Led by Ralph Waldo Emmerson and Henry David Thoreau, which group looked for new ways to view humanity, nature, and God together and searched for higher truths?
Led by Ralph Waldo Emmerson and Henry David Thoreau, which group looked for new ways to view humanity, nature, and God together and searched for higher truths?
Transcendentalists
Which group of rugged men lived alone in the west in pursuit of furs in the 1800s?
Which group of rugged men lived alone in the west in pursuit of furs in the 1800s?
Mountain Men
At which former mission did Texans hold off Mexican troops for 12 days before Santa Anna finally breached the walls and slaughtered the defenders inside?
At which former mission did Texans hold off Mexican troops for 12 days before Santa Anna finally breached the walls and slaughtered the defenders inside?
Alamo
Which group of travelers on their way to California was trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and was forced to resort to cannibalism in order to survive?
Which group of travelers on their way to California was trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and was forced to resort to cannibalism in order to survive?
Donner Party
Which religious group followed Brigham Young to Utah in search of a place to settle after their former leader, Joseph Smith, was killed for his religious beliefs?
Which religious group followed Brigham Young to Utah in search of a place to settle after their former leader, Joseph Smith, was killed for his religious beliefs?
Mormons
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War with the U.S. gaining 1.2 million square miles of Mexican lands?
Which treaty ended the Mexican-American War with the U.S. gaining 1.2 million square miles of Mexican lands?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia in 1859?
Who led a raid on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry Virginia in 1859?
John Brown
Which political party formed from the combination of several smaller anti-slavery parties in 1854?
Which political party formed from the combination of several smaller anti-slavery parties in 1854?
Republican
Chief Justice Roger Taney’s 1857 decision that the Constitution protected slavery was issued in which case?
Chief Justice Roger Taney’s 1857 decision that the Constitution protected slavery was issued in which case?
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Who was known as the “Great Pacificator” because he worked on several compromises at difficult points in U.S. history?
Who was known as the “Great Pacificator” because he worked on several compromises at difficult points in U.S. history?
Henry Clay
Which two politicians debated the expansion of slavery into the western territories in 1858?
Which two politicians debated the expansion of slavery into the western territories in 1858?
Abraham Lincoln & Stephen A. Douglas
Which state issued a Declaration of Secession on December 20, 1860 and became the first state to secede from the U.S.?
Which state issued a Declaration of Secession on December 20, 1860 and became the first state to secede from the U.S.?
South Carolina
Which former slave ran away from his master in Maryland and gave eloquent and moving speeches against slavery in the North?
Which former slave ran away from his master in Maryland and gave eloquent and moving speeches against slavery in the North?
Frederick Douglas
What happened to U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor when he marched them in the disputed borderland between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?
What happened to U.S. troops under General Zachary Taylor when he marched them in the disputed borderland between the Nueces River and the Rio Grande?
Mexicans fired at them
Who led the most successful slave revolt in American history in 1831 near Richmond, Virginia?
Who led the most successful slave revolt in American history in 1831 near Richmond, Virginia?
Nat Turner
What was the name for the principle that people in the western territories should vote and choose for themselves whether or not the territory will allow slavery?
What was the name for the principle that people in the western territories should vote and choose for themselves whether or not the territory will allow slavery?
Popular Sovereignty or Self-Determination
List the first seven states to secede from the Union during the Civil War known as the "Seven Sisters." Your group will receive credit for each correct answer and lose credit for each incorrect answer. The group with the most credit for this question will win Final Jeopardy.
List the first seven states to secede from the Union during the Civil War known as the "Seven Sisters." Your group will receive credit for each correct answer and lose credit for each incorrect answer. The group with the most credit for this question will win Final Jeopardy.
South Carolina (December 20, 1860), Mississippi (January 9, 1861), Florida (January 10, 1861), Alabama (January 11, 1861), Georgia (January 19, 1861), Louisiana (January 26, 1861), & Texas (February 1, 1861).
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