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Jeopardy: Issues with Mexico and Manifest Destiny

Test your knowledge on the Mexican-American War, Mexican Cession, Indian Removal, and other related topics with this Jeopardy-style quiz game.

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Jeopardy: Issues with Mexico and Manifest Destiny

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  1. Jeopardy Choose a category. You will be given the answer. You must give the correct question. Click to begin.

  2. Choose a point value. Choose a point value. Click here for Final Jeopardy

  3. Issues with Mexico New Territories Manifest Destiny Indian Removal Other Smart Stuff 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 10 Point 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 20 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 30 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 40 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points 50 Points

  4. Mexico considered this republic a “stolen province.”

  5. Texas (10)

  6. This action by United States caused the Mexican-American War

  7. Annexation of Texas (20)

  8. Name the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War.

  9. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (30)

  10. Identify 3 future states the United States gained with the Mexican Cession.

  11. California, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada, parts of Colorado & Wyoming (40)

  12. Describe a social, political, or economic affect of the Mexican War.

  13. Economic: more resources available to US, land, trade Social: People killed in war, new cultures meeting, US population increases in West Political: US/Mexican Gov’ts at odds, new US states forming in west (50)

  14. France sold this area of land to the U.S. in 1803

  15. Louisiana Territory (10)

  16. One goal of the Lewis & Clark expedition was to learn more about the people and land and this…

  17. To find a river route to the Pacific; the northwest passage (20)

  18. This was a political effect of the California Gold Rush in 1849

  19. CA gains statehood after only 2 years (30)

  20. One reason Texas petitions to become a part of the Union

  21. Financial problems, Conflict w/American Indians, weak country (40)

  22. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo gave the U.S. an area of land known as…

  23. Mexican Cession (50)

  24. A belief the U.S. was meant to expand to the Pacific Ocean

  25. Manifest Destiny (10)

  26. Name the factor: Mormons who headed west for religious freedom

  27. Social Factor (20)

  28. Name the factor: The desire to create more states in the west

  29. Political Factor (30)

  30. This country was in the way of completing our manifest destiny

  31. Mexico (40)

  32. The negative economic effect resulting from CA’s rapid growth

  33. Massive Inflation (50)

  34. The President who signed the Indian Removal Act

  35. Andrew Jackson (10)

  36. Reason Americans wanted American Indians removed from the southeast

  37. Americans wanted the land for farming; gold was discovered (20)

  38. The area reserved for American Indians to move to.

  39. Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma) (30)

  40. Action the Cherokee took to resist removal

  41. Created the Cherokee Nation; adopted white culture; took GA to court (40)

  42. Result of court case Worcestor v. Georgia

  43. Cherokee are their own community; GA has no authority over them (50)

  44. Texas won its revolution and independence from Mexico becoming this country

  45. The Lone Star Republic (10)

  46. Advances in transportation and communication caused this to grow

  47. Population (Cities); Economy (Trade) (20)

  48. This group became lost in the Rocky Mountains and resorted to cannibalism

  49. Donner Party (30)

  50. Name the factor: Encouraged prospectors to head west.

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