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Westward Ho! Jeopardy
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The West in the Mid
1800s
Mexicanos
Chinese-AmericanImmigrant
s
The 49ers
OregonPioneers
Nez Perc’e
Mormons
How many people died of disease in 1849?
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5,000 people
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Who signed treaties with the Native Americans and often
broke these treaties?
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The U.S. Government
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What item of clothing did ranchers wear to protect their legs?
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Chaparreras
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What is the name of the war that ended in 1848?
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The Mexican-American War
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Who moved West for free/cheap land?
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Americans
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What were Mexican cowboys called?
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Vaqueros
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What is the name of the hat worn for protection from the sun?
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Sombreros
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What year was golddiscovered in California?
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1848
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What popular magazine printed articles about great adventures in the West?
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Harpers Weekly
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What were the people called that were granted huge plots of land?
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Rancheros
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Who made more money than most miners by selling food, tools, and supplies at high prices?
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Store Keepers
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What did miners make by putting several boxes together to make a long narrow box?
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Sluice
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In January 1848, gold was discovered in what mountains in California?
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The Sierra Nevada Mountains
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What is a wooden box on rockers called?
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Cradle
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What is the name of the railroad company that laid track east of Sacramento, California?
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Central Pacific
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How many Chinese immigrants sailed to California looking for the “Golden Mountain”?
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25,000 Chinese immigrants
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What is the name of the first railroad across the continent of North America?
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The Transcontinental Railroad
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What Act was passed in 1882?
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The Chinese Exclusion Act
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What years did settlers begin farming on the Nez Perc’e land?
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In the 1840’s
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How did the Nez Perc’e get their name?
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It’s French for “Pierced Nose”.
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What years were the NezPerc’e forced onto a reservation?
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In the 1870’s
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What food did the Nez Perc’e eat?
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Salmon, wild berriesand root plants
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How far was the journey from Missouri to Oregon?
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2,000 miles
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What animals did Native Americans depend on for food?
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Buffalo
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What is the name of a wooden frame that fastens around an animal’s neck?
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A Yoke
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How many Americans traveled the Oregon trail?
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Close to 10,000
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What did Chief Joseph do after he fought bravely?
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He surrendered
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What is the name of the railroad company building from Nebraska?
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Union Pacific
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What is an area of land called worked by miners?
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Claims
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What is the practice of having two or more wives?
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Polygamy
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What is the name of the trail the pioneers traveled?
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Oregon Trail
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In what state did the church begin?
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New York
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Who started the Mormon church?
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Joseph Smith
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What is the name of the church that the Mormons are members?
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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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What is the name of people that try to get other people to adopt religion?
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Missionaries
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