Modern History Abeka ch 15 & Mystery of History weeks 14-15 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

What happened to the prices of crops after the Civil War and why?

Crop prices fell because of a crop surplus from new farming methods and machinery.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What is inflation?

rapid increase in prices due to an increase in money supply

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

monster

Reset all scores!

Oops!

gift

Win 25 points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 20 points!

Okay!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

What were the 2 groups of immigrants named in the book & who was in them?

old immigrants (from northwestern Europe from before 1880's)& new immigrants (from southern & Eastern Europe after 1880)

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

baam

Lose 25 points!

Oops!

magnet

Take 5 points!

Okay!

shark

Other team loses 10 points!

Okay!

thief

Give points!

What was the name of the gold and silver mine on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada?

The Comstock Lode

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Why did the cattle drivers begin to disappear and who were they replaced with?

Cattle drivers fenced in their land and became ranchers.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Why did many of the new immigrants come to the United States?

to escape religious/ political persecution & economic hardship

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What brought lots of people into Colorado in 1858? What happened there after that?

Gold near Pikes Peak. Most didn't find gold but stayed to farm or ranch.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

trap

No points!

Oops!

star

Double points!

Okay!

fairy

Take points!

banana

Go to last place!

Oops!

What is meant by Chinatown or Little Italy?

Immigrants of one country tended to live in one section of a city with others of that same country.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What was the most famous battle of the Sioux War & what happened?

The Battle of Little Bighorn. Col. Custer's Last Stand failed and all of Custer's men were killed.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Where did many native Americans live after the U.S. gave away their land to farmers and ranchers?

Reservations.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Who mostly used the Great Plains from about 1870-1890?

Cowboys or cattle drivers

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What did Joseph Farwell Glidden invent and why was it needed?

The idea of spinning steel strands into barbed wire used for fencing to keep cattle in and out of crop fields.

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

What happened so Sioux were forced off their reservation in Black Hills, SD & Wyoming?

In 1874, gold was found. Gold seekers swarmed area & it got violent, resulting in Sioux war?

Oops!

Check

Okay!

Check

Restart Join for Free

Your experience on this site will be improved by allowing cookies.