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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question from H1

During the 1700s, people in the American colonies had to grow or make most of the products that they used. There were also people who were skilled as blacksmiths, gunsmiths, or silversmiths. These people were called:

A. farmers. B. artisans. C. large landowners. D. indentured servants.

$100 Answer from H1

B. Artisans

$200 Question from H1

During the 1700s, more and more women came to the British colonies in North America. Which statement BEST describes women at this time? (SS4H3a –Level 1 )A. Women could not vote. B. Women could not have servants. C. Women were involved in politics. D. Women had the same rights as men.

$200 Answer from H1

A. Women could not vote.

$300 Question from H1There were people in the English colonies in North America who had more power in the decisions being made by the government. Which group had the MOST power in colonial governments? (SS4H3b – Level 1 ) A. slaves

B. wealthy landowners C. women D. indentured servants

$300 Answer from H1

B. Wealthy landowners

$400 Question from H1

The English colonists in North America needed workers, so they started forcing Africans to come to the colonies to work as (SS4H3b – Level 1)A. school teachers. B. slaves. C. factory workers. D. apprentices.

$400 Answer from H1

B. Slaves

$500 Question from H1

People living in the American colonies had to trade for things they needed. Sometimes they traded with other colonies and sometimes they traded with England. Which of the following groups ran business and did most of the trading?

A. merchants B. slaves C. large landowners D. indentured servants

$500 Answer from H1

A. Merchants

$100 Question from H2The British colonies in North America were grouped into three areas. One area was the Southern colonies. Which statement about the Southern colonies is true? (SS4H3a – Level 1)A. The cold, dry winters prevented the planting of many crops. B. The warm, wet summers were good for growing tobacco. C. The lack of rivers and streams hurt crops and trade. D. The long winters were good for trapping animals for their furs.

$100 Answer from H2

B. The warm, wet summers were good for growing tobacco.

$200 Question from H2The Massachusetts Bay Colony was started by the Pilgrims and the Puritans. They started settlements because they wanted to worship as they pleased. Which of the following BEST describes their ideas of worship? (SS4H3a –Level 1 )A. Only people who believed as they do would be welcome. B. Any person of any religious belief would be welcome. C. Only white people who believed would be welcome. D. Any person who had Christian beliefs would be welcome.

$200 Answer from H2

A. Only people who believed as they do would be welcome.

$300 Question from H2

The English who settled in North America started colonies that stretched all along the Atlantic Coast. Which of the following lists would BEST fit the Southern Colonies? (SS4H3a – Level 1)A. shipbuilding, cold winters, fish B. tobacco, hot summers, rice C. furs, Puritans, shipbuilding D. Philadelphia, corn, Quakers

$300 Answer from H2

B. tobacco, hot summers, rice

$400 Question from H2

The English colonies in North America were divided into three areas__New England, Middle, and Southern. Which of the following lists would BEST fit the New England colonies? (SS4G2c – Level 2)A. tobacco, John Smith, mild winters B. Quakers, New Netherland, seaport C. Catholics, William Penn, Chesapeake Bay

D. textiles, Puritans, shipbuilding

$400 Answer from H2

D. textiles, Puritans, shipbuilding

$500 Question from H2

Which colonial area was known as the “Breadbasket Colonies” because its soil and climate were ideal for growing wheat? (SS4G2c – Level 1)A. New England B. Mid-Atlantic C. Southern D. western frontier 

$500 Answer from H2

B. Mid-Atlantic (Middle)

$100 Question from H3Life for colonial families was somewhat different than family life today. Most colonial families(SS4H3b – Level 2 )A. sent their children to college. B. did much more traveling. C. could not own their homes. D. made more of their own clothing and tools.

$100 Answer from H3

D. made more of their own clothing and tools.

$200 Question from H3People living in the American colonies had to trade for things they needed. Sometimes they traded with other colonies and sometimes they traded with England. Which of the following groups ran business and did most of the trading? (SS4H3b- Level 1 )A. merchants B. slaves C. large landowners D. indentured servants

$200 Answer from H3

A. merchants

$300 Question from H3

Which colonial region had the longest growing season? _______________________________

$300 Answer from H3

Southern

$400 Question from H3

Which colonial region had long, wide rivers which helped with transportation of goods?

$400 Answer from H3

Middle

$500 Question from H3

Which region used their abundant, heavy forests for many major industries?

$500 Answer from H3

New England

$100 Question from H4The British colonies in North America were grouped into three areas__New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. Which colonies were New England colonies? (SS4G2c – Level 1 )A. Massachusetts and New Hampshire B. Virginia and Massachusetts C. New Hampshire and Maryland D. Virginia and Maryland

$100 Answer from H4

A. Massachusetts and New Hampshire

$200 Question from H4The British colonies in North America were grouped into three areas__New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. Which of the following were Middle Colonies? (SS4G2c –Level 1 )A. New York and South Carolina B. Pennsylvania and New York C. North Carolina and Pennsylvania D. South Carolina and North Carolina

$200 Answer from H4

B. Pennsylvania and New York

$300 Question from H4

The British colonies in North America were grouped into three areas__New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. Which of the following colonies were Southern colonies? (SS4G2c – Level 1)A. Georgia and Connecticut B. Connecticut and Rhode Island C. Georgia and Virginia D. Rhode Island and Virginia

$300 Answer from H4

C. Georgia and Virginia

$400 Question from H4

The British colonies in North America were grouped into three areas – New England, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies. Which of the following were Southern colonies? (SS4G2c – Level 1 )A. Maryland and New Jersey B. Georgia and Maryland C. Georgia and South Carolina D. South Carolina and New Jersey

$400 Answer from H4

C. Georgia and South Carolina

$500 Question from H4

Which colonial region depended upon whaling and fishing as major industries?

$500 Answer from H4

New England

$100 Question from H5

The settlement at Jamestown was started in 1607. The leaders of Jamestown thought that they could force the Native Americans to grow crops for them. When this failed they started (SS4H3a – Level 2)A. using settlers from France. B. bringing slaves from Africa. C. using captured Spanish prisoners. D. bringing more settlers from England.

$100 Answer from H5

B. Bringing slaves from Africa

$200 Question from H5Which of the following reasons best explains why people in the Southern colonies grew tobacco? (SS4E1b – Level 3)A. The colonists were unable to grow any other crops. B. Tobacco was easy to grow.C. The colonists enjoyed growing it for personal use.D. The demand for tobacco in Europe was greater than the supply, which kept the price of it high.

$200 Answer from H5

D. The demand for tobacco in Europe was greater than the supply, which kept the price of it high.

$300 Question from H5

If two people trade something willingly and feel that they are better off as a result, they take part in (SS4E1d – Level 1)A. the law of supply.B. a tariff on imports.C. a voluntary exchange.D. specialization.

$300 Answer from H5

C. a voluntary exchange.

$400 Question from H5

According to the law of supply, what incentive does a rise in an item’s price offer to a producer? (SS4E1b – Level 2)A. To produce less of the itemB. To produce the same amount of the itemC. To produce more of the itemD. To produce a different item

$400 Answer from H5

C. To produce more of the item

$500 Question from H5Why were blacksmiths important as colonial craftsmen? (SS4H3b –Level 3 )A. They made horseshoes and other farm tools. B. They grew wheat and corn in the New England Colonies. C. They made canoes so the colonists could travel by river. D. They fought with the Native Americans and taught them how to shoot.

$500 Answer from H5

A. They made horseshoes and other farm tools.

Final Jeopardy

What was the name of the founder of Georgia, and who was the King of England that sent himto create the colony?

Final Jeopardy Answer

Who is James Oglethorpe andKing George