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Social Studies Jeopardy
Chapter 2
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This is known as a plan of
government.
A. Secede
B. Constitution
C. Archeologists
D. Depression
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Why did Native American groups move to
reservations in the 1800s?
A. The government forced Native American groups to
move to reservations.
B. Native American groups sold their land to settlers.
C. Native American groups were tired of running from
the government.
D. Native American groups moved to reservations
because they did not want to share land with settlers.
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What did President Thomas Jefferson buy
from Napoleon in 1803?
A. Louisiana Territory
B. Northwest Territory
C. Spanish Mexico
D. Spanish Florida
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Why were some Americans unhappy
about the groups of immigrants who
came to the United States in the 1800s?
Why did larger American cities need
immigrants?
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Why were some Americans unhappy
about the groups of immigrants who
came to the united States in the 1800s?
Why did larger American cities need
immigrants?
Answer: Some Americans were afraid that immigrants to the United
States would take their jobs. They were often nervous about people
whose religion or customs were different. However, the large
industries growing in the cities needed workers, and many immigrants
found work in cities. This caused city populations to grow rapidly.
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This is a period of time when the economy
slows down and people lose their jobs.
A. Secede
B. Constitution
C. Archeologists
D. Depression
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Historians and archeologists believe the
first Americans came from Asia. How did
these people travel to the Americas?
A. They walked on land that connected Asia to the
Americas thousands of years ago.
B. They sailed on ships from Asia to the Americas.
C. They walked on land that connects Asia to South
America.
D. They walked on land that connected Asia to the
Americas hundreds of years ago.
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Which is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
A. Sacajawea played an
important role in the
sale of the land to the
U.S.
B. Land sold to the U.S.
became parts of Ohio,
Illinois, and Indiana.
C. It doubled the size of
the United States.
D. The French kept control
of the Missouri River.
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Why were Southerners angry when
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
of the United States? How did
Southern states respond to Lincoln’s
election?
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Why were Southerners angry when
Abraham Lincoln was elected president
of the United States? How did
Southern states respond to Lincoln’s
election?
Answer: Abraham Lincoln wanted to stop the spread of slavery in the
United States. The Southern economy depended on using enslaved
workers on their plantations. When Lincoln was elected, many
Southerners were angry because they believed he would try to end
slavery. Shortly after Lincoln’s election, Southern states began to
secede, forming the Confederate States of America. This is how the
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Civil War began.
These are people who study the
artifacts of ancient cultures.
A. Secede
B. Constitution
C. Archeologists
D. Depression
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United States did not enter World War II
until Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in
Hawaii. When did the attack on the naval
base take place?
A.
B.
C.
D.
1938
1939
1941
1945
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Which Founding Father wrote the
Declaration of Independence?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
George Washington
Patrick Henry
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Who were Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark? What was the purpose of their
expedition to the Pacific Coast?
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Who were Meriwether Lewis and William
Clark? What was the purpose of their
expedition to the Pacific Coast?
Answer: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark were
chosen by Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition to the
Pacific Coast. Jefferson wanted the expedition to find a
river route to the Pacific Ocean. He also wanted to make
contact with the Native Americans in the region. Lewis and
Clark did not find a river route to the Pacific, but they did
bring back important information about the land and the
people of the West.
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This is to break away or formally withdraw.
A. Secede
B. Constitution
C. Archeologists
D. Depression
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Who was opposed to the United States in
the Cold War?
A.
B.
C.
D.
The Soviet Union
The Nazis
The United Nations
Japan
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Why did many Americans move west in
the 1840s?
A. The West was easy to get to from the East
Coast.
B. The East was becoming too crowded for new
settlers.
C. Settlers and Native American groups were
not able to live together in the east.
D. Settlers moved west in search of land and
gold.
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What is communism? Why did
communism cause tension between the
United States and the Soviet Union after
World War II?
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What is communism? Why did
communism cause tension between the
United States and the Soviet Union after
World War II?
Answer: Communism is the belief that the government
should control everything in a country. The Soviet Union
was a communist country that wanted to expand
communism in the world. The United States, however, did
not want communism to spread. This disagreement caused
tension between the two nations and even led to wars in
Korea and Vietnam.
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How did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. help
pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
A. Dr. Marin Luther King, Jr. organized a union
of farm workers.
B. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led nonviolent
protests to support civil rights.
C. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. refused to give
his seat up on a segregated bus in
Montgomery.
D. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. served on the Main Menu
Supreme Court.
The South was largely a farming region that
used enslaved Africans to work in cotton fields.
How were the states in the North different?
A. The North did not have any farms.
B. The North had factories in its cities and used free
labor.
C. The North was also a farming region, but used free
labor.
D. The North used enslaved workers in its factories.
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Which New Deal program still exists
today?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Public Works Administration (PWA)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Social Security
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Why were colonists in North America
angry with Great Britain?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Colonists felt Great Britain was taking away their
rights.
Great Britain ignored the colonists.
Colonists wanted to vote in the next election in
Great Britain.
Great Britain would not let colonists form a new
government.
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