EOCT Jeopardy

1. EOCT Jeopardy Hosted by Coach Sandifer

2. Choice1 Choice 2 Choice 3 Choice 4 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500

3. Row 1, Col 1 The Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia occurred in which century? eighteenth century

4. 1,2 Over the last 100 years, the United States has experienced significant improvements in transportation and technology. As a result, urban centers of today differ from those of the 1800s in that modern cities • can be located farther from • supplies of food and fresh water

5. 1,3 “The slaveholding states will no longer have the power of self-government, or self-protection, and the federal government will become their enemy. . . .”—South Carolina legislature, Declaration of the Causes of Secession, 1860 “The Union is older than any of these states, and, in fact, it created them as states.”—Abraham Lincoln, 1861 These quotes represent two sides in which important conflict in American history? the conflict over how much power independence states should have in the federal system

6. 1,4 What are the Original Thirteen Colonies Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

7. 2,1 Which of the following statements BEST explains the dramatic increase in African Americans in colonial America between 1730 and 1750? A The number of industrial opportunities in New England colonies decreased. B The number of industrial opportunities in southern colonies increased. C Slaves were emancipated throughout the middle colonies. D Plantation agriculture expanded in the southern colonies. D Plantation agriculture expanded in the southern colonies.

8. 2,2 When Theodore Roosevelt said, “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” he was trying to gain support for A imposing harsh laws to reduce crime B supporting woman suffrage to expand civil rights C building a powerful navy to aid United States diplomacy D using the national forests to stimulate building C building a powerful navy to aid United States diplomacy

9. 2,3 “...governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a new government...” This excerpt expresses the basic concept of which document? the Declaration of Independence

10. 2,4 Which of the following actions would have been supported by Northern manufacturers and opposed by Southern planters? A allowing slavery to expand into Missouri B imposing a tariff upon finished goods C making improvements to the port of New Orleans D making improvements to the cotton gin B imposing a tariff upon finished goods

11. 3,1 I Montgomery bus boycott, 1955-1956 II Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, 1963 III Passage of the Civil Rights Act, 1964 IV Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision, 1954 Which lists these 4 events in the correct chronological order? IV, I, II, III

12. 3,2 In 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt initiated a comprehensive government program intent on reversing the widespread economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Roosevelt’s plan for economic relief, recovery, and reform is called the New Deal

13. 3,3 In President Kennedy’s inaugural address he included the section, “To our sister republics south of the border, we offer a special pledge . . . a new alliance for progress . . . Let all our neighbors know that we shall join with them to oppose aggression or subversion anywhere in the Americas. And let every other power know that this Hemisphere intends to remain the master of its own house.” What previous American president’s policy was President Kennedy using for support for his position? President Monroe’s Monroe Doctrine

14. 3,4 “A treaty and agreement betwixt the commissioners for the United Colonies of New England on the one part and . . . [the] Sagamores of the Narraganset and Niantic Indians on the other part made and concluded at Boston in the Massachusetts the xxviith of the sixth month 1645.” This passage suggests that Sagamores were tribal leaders

15. 4,1 Most anti-Federalists changed from opponents to supporters of the Constitution after they were promised a bill of rights

16. 4,2 A Native American living in the Ohio River valley region would have which of the following views about the Proclamation of 1763 that forbade colonists from entering the region? A They would agree because they didn’t want to see Europeans in the area. B They would be angry because they could not sell their land to the colonists. C They would ignore the law, since the English government could not regulate Native Americans. D They would agree, since the settlers wanted to start a war with the French. A. They would agree because they didn’t want to see Europeans in the area.

17. 4,3 The rush among European powers to establish colonies in the Americas can BEST be described as A an attempt to create regional cooperation and unity B an extension of military and economic rivalries C a desire to learn about other cultures D an effort to spread Christianity around the world B an extension of military and economic rivalries

18. 4,4 “. . . In contemplating the causes which may disturb our union, it occurs as matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for characterizing parties by geographical discriminations —Northern and Southern, Atlantic and Western—whence [from which] designing men may endeavor to excite belief that there is a real difference of local interests and views . . .”George Washington Farewell Address, September, 1796 Based on this advice to the nation by President Washington, delivered upon his retirement, which of the following statements BEST reflects his principal concerns for the future of the United States? A Truly patriotic citizens should vote in local elections. B Citizens should be wary of sectionalism in the United States. C The future of the United States depends upon its economic strength. D A responsible citizen cannot accept at face value the views of any politician. B Citizens should be wary of sectionalism in the United States.

19. 5,1 Demands for the calling of a Constitutional Convention in 1787 reflected the growing belief that the national government needed to be strengthened

20. 5,2 When southern states’ representatives were contributing to drafting the Constitution, they tended to argue that slaves should be counted in the census

21. 5,3 What was one way that the development of the colonies responded to the fact that Florida was a Spanish colony? Georgia was a buffer zone between the British and Spanish.

22. 5,4 One result of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) was that dominance in North America was achieved by Great Britain

23. Final Jeopardy

24. John Locke