Mount Rushmore

Mount Rushmore

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Which of these is Mount Rushmore?

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Which state is Mount Rushmore in?

• Wyoming

• Montana

• Idaho

• South Dakota

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Whose faces are on Mount Rushmore?

• Native American leaders

• senators from South Dakota

• explorers of the western United States

• presidents of the United States

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How was Mount Rushmore made?

• It was built from wood and then painted.

• It was built out of brick and covered with cement.

• It was made in Europe and brought to the United States.

• It was cut from the side of a mountain.

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When did work begin on Mount Rushmore?

• 1770s

• 1850s

• 1920s

• 1980s

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Compare the two pictures.

What's one major difference between the two?

• The real mountain has more people than the model.

• The presidents are shown in two different orders.

• The model includes more of the presidents' bodies.

• The model has Franklin D. Roosevelt. The real monument has Abraham Lincoln.

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Some Native American groups do not like Mount Rushmore. What do these groups believe?

• Mount Rushmore is unsafe for tourists.

• Mount Rushmore should only show presidents from South Dakota.

• The land around Mount Rushmore should belong to Native Americans.

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Which president's face is NOT on Mount Rushmore?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Grover Cleveland

• Theodore Roosevelt

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The presidents on Mount Rushmore stand for different parts of American history. George Washington represents ____________________.

• the country staying together after the Civil War

• the country's growth into a great power in the world

• the country growing towards the West

• the forming of the country

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There are four presidents' faces on Mount Rushmore.

Select their names.

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Theodore Roosevelt

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

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The artist planned to carve the presidents' heads and bodies. Why are only the heads included now?

• There was not enough money to finish the rest.

• No one could agree on what the presidents' clothes would look like.

• The land was sold before the presidents were finished.