The Midwest

Why did Detroit become the center of the U.S. automobile industry?

• It was already shipping tons of farm equipment around the world.

• Its workers built all of their products by hand.

• It was already home to the region's agricultural industry.

• Its factories were close to the region's steel industry.

How did Joseph McCoy help to develop the Midwest's economy?

• by opening one of the region's largest stockyards

• by building one of the region's largest railroad centers

• by introducing steamboats to the region

• by building the first factory in the region

Which of the following is a Great Plains state?

• Wisconsin

• Ohio

• Kansas

• Minnesota

Why did the U.S. government divide the Northwest Territory into townships and sections?

• to stop people from bringing enslaved Africans to the area

• to end quarrels over who owned a piece of land

• to make it easier to clear areas for farming

• to make it easier to buy land from American Indians

Which of these events happened first?

• Many Sioux tribes headed west and moved from place to place following buffalo herds.

• Settlers began arriving in the Midwest from the East.

• The Sioux settled in villages along lakes and rivers in the Central Plains.

• The Sioux began to capture wild horses that ran on the plains.

Which of the following is a Great Plains state?

• South Dakota

• Arkansas

• Ohio

• Indiana

Why did many pioneers move to the Great Plains?

• to escape fighting during the Civil War?

• to get land through the Homestead Act

• to find a great Pizza Hut

• to find jobs in new industries

Which of these events happened last?

• The Sioux settled in villages along lakes and rivers in the Central Plains.

• Settlers began arriving in the Midwest from the East.

• The Sioux began to capture wild horses that ran on the plains.

• Many Sioux tribes headed west and moved from place to place following buffalo herds.

Which of the following is a Great Lakes state?

• South Dakota

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Wisconsin

Which of these events happened right after Settlers began arriving in the Midwest from the East?

• Many Sioux tribes headed west and moved from place to place following buffalo herds.

• The Sioux settled in villages along lakes and rivers in the Central Plains.

• The CTK Bears won the championship game.

• The Sioux began to capture wild horses that ran on the plains.