Westward Ho! Jeopardy

1. Westward Ho! Jeopardy The West in the Mid 1800s Mexicanos Chinese-AmericanImmigrants OregonPioneers The 49ers Nez Perc’e Mormons 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

2. How many people died of disease in 1849? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

3. 5,000 people Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

4. Who signed treaties with the Native Americans and often broke these treaties? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

5. The U.S. Government Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

6. What item of clothing did ranchers wear to protect their legs? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

7. Chaparreras Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

8. What is the name of the war that ended in 1848? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

9. The Mexican-American War Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

10. Who moved West for free/cheap land? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

11. Americans Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

12. What were Mexican cowboys called? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

13. Vaqueros Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

14. What is the name of the hat worn for protection from the sun? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

15. Sombreros Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

16. What year was gold discovered in California? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

17. 1848 Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

18. What popular magazine printed articles about great adventures in the West? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

19. Harpers Weekly Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

20. What were the people called that were granted huge plots of land? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

21. Rancheros Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

22. Who made more money than most miners by selling food, tools, and supplies at high prices? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

23. Store Keepers Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

24. What did miners make by putting several boxes together to make a long narrow box? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

25. Sluice Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

26. In January 1848, gold was discovered in what mountains in California? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

27. The Sierra Nevada Mountains Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

28. What is a wooden box on rockers called? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

29. Cradle Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

30. What is the name of the railroad company that laid track east of Sacramento, California? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

31. Central Pacific Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

32. How many Chinese immigrants sailed to California looking for the “Golden Mountain”? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

33. 25,000 Chinese immigrants Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

34. What is the name of the first railroad across the continent of North America? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

35. The Transcontinental Railroad Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

36. What Act was passed in 1882? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

37. The Chinese Exclusion Act Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

38. What years did settlers begin farming on the Nez Perc’e land? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

39. In the 1840’s Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

40. How did the Nez Perc’e get their name? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

41. It’s French for “Pierced Nose”. Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

42. What years were the Nez Perc’e forced onto a reservation? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

43. In the 1870’s Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

44. What food did the Nez Perc’e eat? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

45. Salmon, wild berries and root plants Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

46. How far was the journey from Missouri to Oregon? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

47. 2,000 miles Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

48. What animals did Native Americans depend on for food? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game

49. Buffalo Back to Jeopardy Game Previous Page

50. What is the name of a wooden frame that fastens around an animal’s neck? Click on the covered wagon for the answer. Back to Jeopardy Game