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A Vocabulary Review Activity

A Vocabulary Review Activity. Directions:. To run the show press F5 on the keyboard. Divide the class into teams. The clue to the vocabulary word onscreen is given as a clock keeps time. The student tries to guess the word before the buzzer.

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A Vocabulary Review Activity

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  1. A Vocabulary Review Activity

  2. Directions: • To run the show press F5 on the keyboard. • Divide the class into teams. • The clue to the vocabulary word onscreen is given as a clock keeps time. • The student tries to guess the word before the buzzer. • Points can be given for correct answers or by seconds the correct answer was given in. For example, if you get it in 15 seconds the team gets 20 points, in 30 seconds 15, in 45 seconds 10 and more then 45 seconds 5 points.

  3. Ready to play?

  4. Forty-Niners is… The Clue: Gold seekers in California in 1849

  5. Clipper Ships is… The Clue: fast ocean-going vessels

  6. Sam Houston is… The Clue: Commander of the Texas Forces

  7. Trail of Tears is… The Clue: Cherokees forced from Georgia to the Indian Territory in OK.

  8. Cotton is… The Clue: King crop in the south prior to the Civil War.

  9. Monroe Doctrine is… The Clue: Issued to keep European nations from colonizing in the Americas.

  10. Louisiana Purchase is… The Clue: 1803 land purchase from France that doubled the size of the nation.

  11. Treaty of Greenville is… The Clue: An agreement with the Native Americans that opened Ohio to settlers.

  12. Erie Canal is… The Clue: A 363 mile long canal from Buffalo to Albany built in 1825.

  13. Judicial Review is… The Clue: a government check and balance. It allows the judicial branch to check laws to see if they are constitutional or not.

  14. Underground RR is… The Clue: secret network of escapes routes out of the South to the North for slaves

  15. Oregon Trail is… The Clue: 1840s thousands take the pioneer trail from Missouri to the Oregon Country in search of good land and a new start in life

  16. Trade Unions is… The Clue: organizations of workers with the same trade or skill

  17. Lone Star Republic is… The Clue: the independent nation of Texas

  18. Panic of 1837 is… The Clue: a severe economic depression under President Van Buren

  19. John Adams is… The Clue: first vice-president, second president, and founding father.

  20. Log Cabin Campaign is… The Clue: symbolized Harrison as a “man of the people” by posing him next to a log cabin. He actually never lived in a log cabin.

  21. Mudslinging is… The Clue: attempts to ruin an opponent’s reputation through insult.

  22. Embargo Act is… The Clue: banned imports to and from all foreign countries. This was a bad decision by Jefferson and it hurt the U.S. economy.

  23. Favorite Son Candidate is… The Clue: a candidate that receives the backing of their home state rather than the national party.

  24. Seneca Falls, NY is… The Clue: 1848 the site of the first Women’s Rights Convention.

  25. Thomas Jefferson is… The Clue: 2nd vice-president of U.S., 3rd president of the U.S., main author of Declaration of Independence

  26. Francis Scott Key is… The Clue: author of the “Star Spangled Banner” written during the War of 1812

  27. War Hawks is… The Clue: people who favored war with Great Britain

  28. Alexander Hamilton is… The Clue: author of Federalists Papers, killed in a dual with Aaron Burr

  29. Tariff is… The Clue: tax or fee on imported goods

  30. Suffrage is… The Clue: the right to vote

  31. Tecumseh is… The Clue: powerful Shawnee chief that formed a Native American Confederation

  32. Landslide is… The Clue: an overwhelming victory in an election

  33. Census is… The Clue: an official count of the population

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