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US History Jeopardy

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Colonial Beginnings

$200This 1620 document established the first framework of government for the Plymouth Colony.
$400He was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony as a safe haven for Quakers.
$600This conflict in 1676 saw frontiersmen burn Jamestown in a protest against the colonial governor.
$800This colony was founded as a haven for English Catholics in 1632.
$1000She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for claiming direct religious revelation.

Revolutionary Era

$200The 1765 act required colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.
$400He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence.
$600This 1770 event resulted in British soldiers firing into a crowd, killing five colonists.
$800This pamphlet by Thomas Paine argued for independence from Great Britain.
$1000He was the colonial commander at the decisive Battle of Yorktown.

Early Republic

$200This 1803 purchase from France doubled the size of the United States.
$400This policy statement warned European powers against interfering in Western Hemisphere affairs.
$600The Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review.
$800He served as the fourth President and is known as the Father of the Constitution.
$1000This conflict against Britain is often called the Second War of Independence.

Westward Expansion

$200This trail was a primary route for pioneers traveling to the Oregon territory.
$400The belief that the United States was destined to expand across the continent.
$600He was the president who annexed Texas and pursued war with Mexico.
$800This 1848 discovery triggered a massive migration of prospectors to California.
$1000This treaty ended the Mexican-American War and added vast territories to the U.S.

Civil War & Reconstruction

$200This executive order declared all slaves in Confederate territory to be free.
$400The first major battle of the Civil War occurred near this Virginia creek.
$600This 1863 battle is widely considered the turning point of the American Civil War.
$800He was the president who succeeded Abraham Lincoln after the assassination.
$1000This amendment officially abolished slavery throughout the United States.

Industrial Expansion

$200This inventor is famous for developing the incandescent light bulb.
$400He was the titan of industry who dominated the American steel production business.
$600This process allowed for the mass production of steel, fueling the industrial age.
$800He founded Standard Oil and became the wealthiest American in history.
$1000This labor organization was the first major national union in the United States.