AP U.S. History Jeopardy Exam Review

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This board helps players review AP U.S. History through a Jeopardy-style game format on Kleveroo. It includes categories such as Colonial & Revolution, Early Republic, Civil War & Reconstruction, Industrial America, 20th Century. It is useful for classroom review, team trivia, family game night, test prep, and group play.

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  • Colonial & Revolution

    This 1763 proclamation attempted to limit colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.

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    the Proclamation of 1763

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  • Early Republic

    This 1803 Supreme Court case established judicial review.

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    Marbury v. Madison

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  • Civil War & Reconstruction

    This 1857 Supreme Court decision denied citizenship to Dred Scott and restricted Congress's power over slavery in territories.

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    Dred Scott v. Sandford

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  • Industrial America

    The late-1800s period marked by rapid industrial growth and inequality is commonly called this.

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    the Gilded Age

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  • 20th Century

    The New Deal was launched in response to this economic crisis.

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    the Great Depression

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Colonial & Revolution

$100This 1763 proclamation attempted to limit colonial settlement west of the Appalachians.
the Proclamation of 1763
$200The slogan 'no taxation without representation' challenged Parliament's right to do this.
tax the colonies without colonial representation
$300Common Sense was written by this revolutionary pamphleteer.
Thomas Paine
$400The Declaration of Independence drew heavily on this Enlightenment thinker's natural-rights philosophy.
John Locke
$500The decisive American victory at Yorktown occurred in this year.
1781

Early Republic

$100This 1803 Supreme Court case established judicial review.
Marbury v. Madison
$200The Louisiana Purchase doubled U.S. territory under this president.
Thomas Jefferson
$300Henry Clay's economic program of tariffs, internal improvements, and a national bank was called this.
the American System
$400The Monroe Doctrine warned European powers against new colonization in this hemisphere.
the Western Hemisphere
$500The Nullification Crisis centered on conflict over tariffs and the power of this.
the federal government

Civil War & Reconstruction

$100This 1857 Supreme Court decision denied citizenship to Dred Scott and restricted Congress's power over slavery in territories.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
$200The Emancipation Proclamation applied to enslaved people in areas under this control.
Confederate control
$300The 13th Amendment abolished this institution.
slavery
$400The 14th Amendment established birthright citizenship and this protection principle.
equal protection
$500The 15th Amendment prohibited denying voting rights on the basis of this.
race

Industrial America

$100The late-1800s period marked by rapid industrial growth and inequality is commonly called this.
the Gilded Age
$200This labor organization founded in 1886 focused on skilled workers and practical workplace gains.
the American Federation of Labor
$300The Interstate Commerce Act initially targeted abuses by this industry.
railroads
$400Progressive reformers who exposed corruption and social problems were known as these.
muckrakers
$500The Sherman Antitrust Act was intended to limit these powerful business combinations.
monopolies or trusts

20th Century

$100The New Deal was launched in response to this economic crisis.
the Great Depression
$200The GI Bill expanded education and housing opportunities for veterans after this war.
World War II
$300Brown v. Board of Education rejected this doctrine in public schools.
separate but equal
$400The Great Society was associated with this president.
Lyndon B. Johnson
$500The Watergate scandal led to the resignation of this president.
Richard Nixon

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