Transcript Jeopardy II

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Tennessee representative to
Congress for three terms, this
famous hunter/story teller was
lured to Texas by the
opportunity for free land and
aided the Texans in San Antonio,
as they attempted to claim
independence at the Alamo.
Who was
Davey Crockett?
This political party, made up of former
National Republicans (Federalists),
formed to oppose Jackson Democrats,
finally winning a presidential election
with military hero William Henry
Harrison and running mate John Tyler,
“Tippecanoe and Tyler too!” Harrison
died of pneumonia four weeks after
inauguration, and Tyler served one
term, failing to annex Texas.
Who were the
Whigs?
Originally used as a Spanish
plan to colonize California, the
Mexican government abolished
this system in 1833, giving some
lands to Native Americans and
selling the rest as huge
properties to Mexican settlers,
called rancheros.
What were
California
Missions?
This term was used for newly built
communities in California during
the gold rush. One miner reported
on the Yuba River where two
houses previously stood that he
returned after a year to find a town
of 1,000 people “with a large
number of hotels, stores, groceries,
bakeries, and…gambling houses.”
What were
Boomtowns?
This territory led the
nation in giving women
the right to vote, first in
1869 as a territory and
then as a state in 1890.
What was the
Wyoming
Territory?
This author of the Little House
series wrote from her real life
experiences as a child growing up
on the plains of South Dakota in
what was then Indian Territory.
One account says how she did not
enjoy being a teacher, her first
job at 16yrs. old.
Who was Laura
Ingalls Wilder?
These Mexican cattle wranglers
taught early western settlers how
to raise and manage large herds
of cattle from horseback. The
open ranges of Texas provided
grazing land and wild cattle,
requiring ranchers to use
branding and establishing the
cattle drive.
Who were
Vaqueros?
In 1862 Congress passed this act,
giving 160 free acres of land to
any settler who paid a filing fee,
built a house, and farmed the
land for five years. Immigrants
and women used this law to
acquire land, which had
previously been almost
impossible.
What was the
Homestead Act?
These African American
soldiers, who served in the West
after the Civil War monitoring
and controlling Native American
uprisings for the United States
military, found opportunities
such as the Homestead Act to
own and settle property.
Who were
Buffalo
Soldiers?
In the late 1870’s, these African
Americans who migrated from
the South to Kansas named
themselves after the biblical
stories of the Exodus, which
describes the Jews’ escape from
slavery in Egypt.
Who were
Exodusters?
Ignoring a Supreme Court
decision that protected Native
American claims to the South,
President Andrew Jackson used
his military command to do this,
winning the popularity of whites
who wanted native gold
deposits and farm land.
What was
Indian Removal?
This nickname was given to
William Cody, hired by the
Kansas Pacific Railroad to
slaughter as many buffalo as
possible to feed railroad workers,
prevent herds from destroying
railroad tracks, and deprive
natives of their traditional food
source.
Who was
Buffalo Bill?
As reservation policy was being
established by the 1867 Indian Peace
Commission, the Sioux and Cheyenne
resisted long enough at this famous
location in Montana, killing an
overconfident Colonel George Custer
and all of his command of 250 soldiers.
The Native uprising was soon crushed
and the survivors were moved to a
reservation in South Dakota.
What was
Little Big Horn?
This bloody battle marked the end of
armed conflict between whites and
Native Americans, as military
officials attempted to arrest Sitting
Bull for allegedly being the leader of
the Ghost Dance movement. When
peacefully gathered at this creek, a
shot was fired ending in the death of
200 Sioux and 25 soldiers.
What was
Wounded Knee?
This Apache leader from the
New Mexico and Arizona region
became the last Native
American to formally surrender
to the United States after using
the Mexican border to evade
troops and stage raids against
settlers in the 1880’s.
Who was
Geronimo?
Known as the “Corrupt Bargain,” this
election was stolen by a deal between
candidate John Quincy Adams and
Speaker of the House, Henry Clay, who
worked out a tie-breaking vote from
Congress in favor of Adams instead of
Andrew Jackson. Jackson had a
plurality of electoral votes and the
popular vote, but not enough for a
majority under the 12th Amendment.
What was
the Election of
1824?
Andrew Jackson won this election by
a landslide for many reasons: one,
the corrupt nature of the previous
election; two, Adam’s vice president
switched parties to run with Jackson;
three, new campaigning styles, using
slogans, rallies, buttons and
mudslinging; four, average citizens
connected more with Jackson as a
self-made man.
What was
the Election of
1828?