Welcome to Mrs. Ferguson’s Class . . .

1. Welcome to Mrs. Ferguson’s Class . . .

2. Jeopardy Oakland Elementary Edition

3. Geography

4. Economics

5. Miscellaneous

6. Native Americans

7. Government

8. Who am I?

9. Jeopardy Geography Economics Miscellaneous Native Americans Government Who am I? 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

10. $100 Question Geography Not all states have the same natural resourcesor grow the same products. Which resource or product would be found in Georgia, but not in Massachusetts? • fish • lumber • vegetables • cotton

11. $100 Answer Geography D. Cotton

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13. $200 Question Geography The Rocky Mountains are a physical feature located primarily in the • Northeast • West • Midwest • Southeast

14. $200 Answer Geography B. West

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16. $300 Question Geography In the late 1700’s and early 1800’s, Southern plantation owners felt they needed many more slaves. One of the MAIN reasons was the invention of the? • telegraph • cotton gin • Steamboat • McCormick Reaper

17. $300 Answer Geography B. cotton gin

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19. $400 Question Geography • During the Renaissance, Europeans learned about a navigation tool called an astrolabe from North Africans. Which best describes the effect of the astrolabe? • It allowed ideas to spread across Europe. • Shipbuilders could build much bigger ships. • It enabled explorers to travel farther than ever before. • It provided sailors a way to defend their ships from cannon fire.

20. $400 Answer Geography • C. It enabled explorers to travel farther than ever before.

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22. $500 Question Geography Farming was difficult in New England. Most farmers could only grow just enough crops to feed their families. Because farming was so difficult, some colonists looked for other ways to earn a living. Which of the following became a major industry for New Englanders? • sugar • spices • cotton • shipbuilding

23. $500 Answer Geography D. shipbuilding

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25. $100 Question Economics Gold was discovered in California in 1849. What did this discovery cause? • The southern states to leave the Union. • The British to raise taxes. • Native Americans to move off reservations. • Many people to move to the West.

26. $100 Answer Economics D. Many people to move to the West.

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28. Daily Double Daily Double

29. Daily Double Question Americans Indians taught European settlers how to grow • rice. • sugar. • tea. • corn.

30. Daily Double Answer D. corn.

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32. $300 Question Economics In the late 1400’s and 1500’s, the primary motivation for the European voyages of exploration was • An attempt to improve the navigation skills of Portuguese sailors. • The need to find new sources of tine and wool. • The desire to establish foreign colonies to relieve overpopulation. • The desire to find new trade routes to China and the East Indies.

33. $300 Answer Economics • D. The desire to find new trade routes to China and the East Indies.

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35. $400 Question Economics The women who arrived in the English colonies in the 1700’s were important even though they could NOT? • Raise the children. • Work in the fields. • Learn to read. • Vote in elections.

36. $400 Answer Economics D. Vote in elections.

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38. $500 Question Economics • Toys usually cost more before the holidays because • More people want them. • Fewer people want them. • They cost more to make in the winter. • Store owners only have sales during the summer.

39. $500 Answer Economics A. More people want them.

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41. $100 Question Miscellaneous During the 1860’s a telegraph cable was laid across the Atlantic Ocean. What happened as a result? • Ships stopped carrying mail between the two continents. • People on the two continents could now communicate in two days. • People on the two continents could now communicate almost instantly. • Plans were made to lay a telegraph cable across the Pacific Ocean.

42. $100 Answer Miscellaneous C. People on the two continents could now communicate almost instantly.

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44. $200 Question Miscellaneous The Oregon Trail was a • Path taken by American Indians forced west in 1800’s. • Route on the Underground Railroad for escaped slaves. • Route taken be many settlers who traveled Northwest in the 1840’s. • Border between territory help by Great Britain and the United States.

45. $200 Answer Miscellaneous • C. Route taken be many settlers who traveled Northwest in the 1840’s.

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47. $300 Question Miscellaneous The Constitution of the United States divides the powers of government among three branches. It also provided a way for each branch to check (control) and balance the other branches. Which of the following is an example of checks and balances? • The President vetoes a bill; Congress overrides the veto. • The national government gives money to the states for school lunches. • The president signs a treaty limiting nuclear weapons. • The national government works with state governments to build roads.

48. $300 Answer Miscellaneous a. The President vetoes a bill: Congress overrides the veto.

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50. $400 Question Miscellaneous Patrick Henry was a famous American Colonist who said, “Give me liberty or give me death.” Which group would have supported Patrick Henry? • Loyalist • Patriots • Tories • Nationals