Transcript Jeopardy - Chapter 10

Chapter 10 “Expanding West”
Part 2
Ms. Monteiro
Trails West
Texas
Manifest
California Gold
Rush
Grab bag
Destiny
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Oregon Country
What was the name of the area in the Pacific
Northwest that was claimed by Britain,
Russia, Spain, and the United States?
Row 1, Col 1
6 months
About how long did it take
to travel the Oregon Trail
to the West?
2,1
Mormons
What religious group did Joseph Smith start?
3,1
Second leader of the Mormon church
Who was Brigham Young?
4,1
Beaver Hat
The rush to the West occurred
in part because of this item of clothing
5,1
Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla
This Mexican priest led a rebellion
to overthrow Spanish control of Mexico
1,2
Stephen F. Austin
Name the empresario who brought the first 300
Anerican families to settle in Texas while it was still
part of Mexico.
2,2
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
Who was the ruler of Mexico, who suspended
Mexico’s constitution and wanted to put greater
control on the American settlers in Texas?
3,2
“Remember the Alamo”
What was the rallying cry
of the Texans
at the Battle of San Jacinto?
4,2
Sam Houston
Who became the hero of the Texan war for
independence, had the capital of Texas
named after him, and became its first
president?
5,2
Manifest Destiny
What do we call the idea that the United States
was meant to spread from “sea to shining sea”,
from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans?
1,3
He believed in Manifest Destiny - Expansionism
In 1844, what was the main reason
that James K. Polk was elected a President?
2,3
Latitude line to which Americans wanted
their northern territory to extend
What was the slogan “Fifty-four forty or fight!”
about?
3,3
Bear Flag Revolt
Name for the event in which Americans
declared California to be an independent nation
4,3
U.S. Navy Commodore Robert Stockton
In 1864, who was the U.S. Naval commander
who came ashore in California, raised the U.S.
flag, and claimed California for the United States?
5,3
Meeting ground for traders from Mexico and the United
States
Before the Gold Rush, what was the main reason
that people came to California?
1,4
Donner Party
Name the group of people
who in 1846 traveled to
California but were stranded in the
Sierra Nevada Mountains in winter.
2,4
San Francisco
What California port city became a
convenient trade center and
stopping point for people on the
way to the gold fields?
3,4
20 Percent
Approximately what percentage of forty-niners
came from foreign countries?
4,4
Placer Miners
What was the name for forty-niners
who used pans or other devices
to wash gold nuggets out of loose rock or gravel?
5,4
Biddy Mason
Name the slave who was brought to California,
gained her freedom, moved to the “small village”
of Los Angeles, and eventually became one of the
wealthiest landowners in California
4,4
Transcontinental Railroad
Until this was completed, California was isolated
for twenty years from the rest of the United States
4,4
Rich
Most miners did not become this
4,4
Water Rights
In the dry climate of the West,
large-scale agriculture was not possible
without irrigation and this
lead to arguments over what?
4,4
Mission System
During the early years of Spanish rule of the West,
what was the name of the system that
organized and governed the land?
4,4