Post on 01-Apr-2015
“Jeopardy”American Migration
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PeopleOn The
MoveGrab Bag 1 Grab Bag 2
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What is the land called that is set aside by the government for Native Americans?
Reservations
Topic 1: 2 pointsWhat were the group of English colonists called who came here for religious freedom?
Pilgrims orPioneers
Pilgrims
Topic 1: 3 points• Who are people that
move to a new land first called?
Pilgrims orPioneers Pioneers
Topic 1: 4 points
What was the belief that the U.S. had the right to own all of the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean?
Manifest Destiny
Topic 1: 5 points
What law gave Midwestern land to anyone who would farm it?
Homestead Act
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What is the word that refers to the group of people who worked to end slavery in America?
• immigrants• pioneers • abolitionists
abolitionists
Topic 2: 2 points
What word refers to the group of people who had to work for a period of years to gain freedom?
• indigenous• slaves • indentured servant
indentured servant
Topic 2: 3 points
What word refers to a group of religious people who are trying to convert others to their religion?
• indigenous• missionaries • indentured servant
missionaries
Topic 2: 4 pointsWhat word means a group of people that belong to or are native to a place?
What group of people are native to the U.S.A.?
• indigenous• missionaries • indentured servant
Indigenous.The North American indigenous group is the
Native Americans.
Topic 2: 5 pointsWhat group of people moved from one country into another? From 1892-1954 where did they have to stop before entering the U.S.?
• immigrants• pioneers • abolitionists
Immigrants had to stop at Ellis Island
Topic 3: 1 pointA person who moves from his/her homeland for fear of persecution because of his/her race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion; and is unable to return there, for fear of persecution is a ___________________.
• Pioneer• Immigrant• Refugee
Refugee
Topic 3: 2 points
The Emancipation Proclamation put slaves on the move north because it made slavery illegal where?
In all the Northern states and the seceded Southern states, NOT in the border
states.
Topic 3: 3 pointsWhat was the name of the route that many runaway slaves followed?
What “conductor” was nicknamed Moses because she led so many slaves out of freedom on this route?
The Underground Railroad.Harriet Tubman led many to
freedom.
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Why did the Homestead Act put people on the move?
It gave free Midwestern land to anyone who
would move and farm it.
Topic 3: 5 points
The Trail of Tears refers to the removal of Native Americans from the southeastern United States to what state?
Oklahoma
Topic 4: 1 point
The southern states began to secede from the United States after Lincoln’s election.
• False• True True
Topic 4: 2 points
Who was president during the United States Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
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Hmong refugees helped Americans fight during what war?
• Korean War• Vietnam War• WWII War
Vietnam War
Topic 4: 4 points• What immigrants
helped to build the first transcontinental railroad?
Mexican
ChineseAustralian Chinese
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What year did Columbus open the way for European colonization? • 1620• 1492• 1776• 1754
1492
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Which colonists wanted to mine for gold in America?
• Spanish• French • English Spanish
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Which colonists wanted to trade for furs in America?
• Spanish• French • English French
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Jim Crow Laws discriminated against people because of their __________.
• Religion• Gender• Race
Race
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During the civil war what did the southern seceded states call themselves?
• The Confederate States• The Union States
The Confederate States
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Which colonists wanted to practice religion in their own way?
• Spanish• French • English English