The Buffalo Are Back

In the mid 1800's there were about this many buffalo roaming North America?

• 75,000
• 7500
• 75,000,000

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CCSS.RI.4.3

Which of these is not a detail that supports the main idea that the Indians and buffalo depended on each other for survival?

• The Indians used the buffalo for food, shelter, and clothing.

• The Indians burned the grass to the control the grassland.

• Ashes made the grass healthier and buffalo ate the grass.

• The calf learned to roll in a dust wallow.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

A death-wind is a?

• strong wind.
• a wind that brings despair and death.
• a wind that brings deadly tornadoes.

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.RI.4.4

Why did the Indians fight back against the US government?

• They wanted the buffalo.
• The government had broken treaties with the Indians.
• Soldiers and settlers were killing all of the buffalo.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

Which of these supports the main idea of the settlers put the prairie in danger?

• Settlers' cattle ate too much grass.
• Settlers planted crops with shallow fragile roots which did not hold in moisture.
• Both of the above.
• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

Who was more interested in keeping the land balanced (taking care of the land)?

• Settlers

• Government

• Indians

Who was more concerned about getting the new crops to flourish? (corn, soybeans)

• Settlers

• government

• Indians

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CCSS.RI.4.1

Worthless in this passage means?  Settlers sold their worthless land to the government.

• not worth anything
• The land was no longer rich
• The settlers were greedy

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CCSS.L.4.4A

During the drought, what ate up the fragile crops and the crops did not grow back?

• buffalo
• grasshoppers
• birds

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.3

Replanted means to?

• never plant again
• plant again
• plants need water

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CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4