Middle West Review

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Middle West Review
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In the 1800s European Americans settlers began
moving across what they called the

• a. pioneers
• b. flatboats
• c. apartments
• d. frontier

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Jean Baptiste Point du Sable started a trading
post on Lake Michigan that would become the city
of

• a. Pekin
• b. Wilderness Road
• c. Peoria
• d. Chicago

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__________________ are people who settle on land
that is new to them.

• a. Europeans
• b. Boatman
• c. Pioneers
• d. Kids

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Flat-bottomed wood boats, called ____________,
were used to travel downriver.

• a. Conestoga wagons
• b. pioneers
• c. Fords
• d. flatboats

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Settlers began to use sturdy wagons that had a
rounded frame on top that was covered in layers
of heavy cloth.

• a. Conestoga Wagons
• b. trucks
• c. plows
• d. sod

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_______________ invented a plow from the blade of
a saw that could cut into the prairie ground.

• a. Thomas Edison
• b. Barry Bonds
• c. John Deere
• d. Henry Ford

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The _____________ lived in what is now Minnesota
long before Europeans arrived.

• a. Lakota
• b. Abraham Lincoln
• c. John Deere
• d. Henry Ford

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Before the Spanish explorers came, there were
no____________ in North America at this time.

• a. horses
• b. buffalo
• c. turtles
• d. snakes

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With horses the Lakota began following
_____________ herds on the plains.

• a. turtles
• b. buffalo
• c. elk
• d. deer

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In the 1860s, hunters were hired to shoot buffalo
to feed the hundreds of ____________ company
workers.

• a. automobile
• b. shoe
• c. railroad
• d. highway

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By the late 1800s, few buffalo were left and
without them, the_______________ way of life was
ruined.

• a. Lakota
• b. western
• c. cowboy
• d. soldiers

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In 1896, ____________ built his first automobile
that ran on engine power.

• a. Henry Ford
• b. John Chevrolet
• c. Thomas Edison
• d. David Dodge

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In 1913, Ford set up an ______________ in his
factory.

• a. robots
• b. assembly line
• c. migration
• d. roaring twenties

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During the 1920s, millions of Americans enjoyed
better living conditions than ever before. This
period is called the "________________________."

• a. Fabulous Fifties
• b. Twinkletoes Twenties
• c. Roaring Twenties
• d. Tremendous Twenties

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By the late 1800s, the Middle West became known
as America's "________________".

• a. Flat Land
• b. Bottom Land
• c. Farming Heaven
• d. Breadbasket

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An _________________ is a farm or ranch whose
business is to sell agricultural products .

• a. agribusiness
• b. farm mall
• c. farm zone
• d. orchard

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The __________ industry is also important in the
Middle West. Steel is used for bridges,
buildings, and many other products.

• a. clothing industry
• b. food industry
• c. light bulb industry
• d. steel industry

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Chicago is called the "home of the skyscraper."
The 110-story ______ is located there.

• a. Neptune Plaza
• b. Sears Tower
• c. Wrigley Field
• d. Twin Towers

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The United States economy continues to grow
strong because of our ________ system.

• a. free enterprise
• b. magnetic
• c. factory
• d. governmental

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_____________ agreements in the Western
Hemisphere mean we can have a variety of fruits
and vegetables all year.

• a. War
• b. Trade
• c. Factory
• d. Arms

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This is because when it is winter in the United
States, it is _________ in countries below the
equator.

• a. winter
• b. spring
• c. summer
• d. fall