Final Jeopardy 8/16/23 (Phrases in American History) & Who Won Wednesday August 16 2023
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- 1 Today’s Final Jeopardy 8/16/2023 (Phrases in American History) – Wednesday, August 16 2023
- 2 Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Wednesday, August 16 2023
- 3 Final Jeopardy Explanation – Wednesday, August 16 2023
- 4 Today’s Contestants, Results & Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight – Wednesday, August 16 2023
- 5 Final Jeopardy Video & Today’s Highlights
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Today’s Final Jeopardy 8/16/2023 (Phrases in American History) – Wednesday, August 16 2023
Andrew Johnson vetoed a bill that gave reparations to formerly enslaved people, hence this phrase for an unfulfilled promise
Today’s Final Jeopardy Answer – Wednesday, August 16 2023
The Final Jeopardy Answer is: Forty Acres and a Mule
Final Jeopardy Explanation – Wednesday, August 16 2023
Forty Acres and a Mule was a promise made during the Civil War by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, who issued Special Field Orders No. 15, stipulating that freed slave families should be given forty acres of tillable land on the islands and coastal region of Georgia.
The phrase “Forty Acres and a Mule” has since become symbolic of unfulfilled promises to African Americans. Andrew Johnson, who became president after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, overturned this order, returning the land to its previous Confederate owners. His actions effectively vetoed any potential reparations at the time for the formerly enslaved.
Today’s Contestants, Results & Who Won Jeopardy! Tonight – Wednesday, August 16 2023
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| Returning Champion | Contestant | Contestant |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Chang Chicago, Illinois Attorney Final Score: $4,200 Round 2 Score: $4,200 Round 1 Score: -$1,000 | Tyler Rhode Healthcare Data Specialist New York, New York Winning Score: $34,800 Round 2 Score: $17,400 Round 1 Score: $5,400 | Margaret Shelton Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Homemaker Final Score: $24,400 Round 2 Score: $17,400 Round 1 Score: $5,400 |
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