Chapter 4 Impact Review Quiz

Which of the following best describes how horses helped Native Americans?

• More Native Americans began to settle in one place and form large communities.

• Native American were able to use more land to farm.

• Hunting buffalo using horses was easier and more productive.

• Travel using horses decreased among Native American groups.

Which evidence from the text best supports the conclusion that European immigrants have impacted life in the Midwest? Choose two statements.

• “Often, immigrants faced discrimination.”

• “Scandinavian traditions from that part of the world are still common today in Minnesota.”

• “Being so far from home and not knowing the English language was difficult.”

• “Some immigrants were able to take English class at the factories where they worked.”

• “Because of this, Milwaukee is a place that has a lot of German foods and cultural influences.”

Which statement best describes life for settlers on the Great Plains?

• Settlers faced the challenge of land that was hard to plow.

• Native Americans joined with settlers to establish small communities.

• Settlers usually built homes using wood from the many trees.

• Settlers found living in the Great Plains easy with few challenges.

Which statement best describes an aspect of the auto industry?

• A. Auto workers were paid well.

• A. Henry Ford opened his first automobile factory in Ohio.

• A. Automobile factories became models of safety for other industries.

• A. People moved away from Detroit and settled near factories in Chicago.

Which evidence from the text best supports the idea that the Midwest is a leader in alternative energy? Choose TWO answers.

• “Midwestern farmers use new planting techniques to restore valuable soil.”

• “They also use improved irrigation systems to reduce the amount of water that is wasted by running off fields.”

• “Many turbines can be found on wind farms throughout the Midwest.”

• “About 40 percent of the corn grown in the Midwest is used for biofuel.”

• “Some foreign car companies make about half of their cars in American factories.”

Which Midwestern state below does not border the Mississippi River?

• Iowa

• Illinois

• Indiana

• Wisconsin

Which best describes how the Sioux depended on buffalo for survival? Choose two statements.

• The Sioux ate buffalo meat.

• The Sioux used buffalo skins to make their homes.

• The Sioux rode buffalo to areas where they could farm.

• Buffalo pulled plows that allowed the Sioux to more easily harvest corn.

• The Sioux trained buffalo to defend the land from predators such as wolves.

Why is Tecumseh an important historical figure?

• He was a Kiowa who refused to give up his land when railroads were built in the 1850s.

• He was a Potawatomi who guided Marquette and Jolliet to the mouth of the Mississippi River.

• He was a Shoshone who helped lead Lewis and Clark through the Dakotas to the Rocky Mountains.

• He was a Shawnee who opposed the settlement of Native American lands in the Northwest Territory.

What was the result of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

• A treaty with the Shoshone was signed.

• The size of the United States was doubled.

• Pioneers headed to the west on wagon trails.

• A water route to the Pacific Ocean was mapped.

What was the main benefit of using steel instead of iron?

• Steel was stronger and heavier than iron.

• Steel was lighter than iron and easier to make.

• Steel was mined in Midwestern states and iron was not.

• Steel could be shipped on waterways, but iron could only be shipped by railroad.