Saving Yellowstone

Why do over three million people a year visit Yellowstone National Park?

• because they love yellow

• it is a nature lovers paradise

• because it is in the western United States

• because they do not like nature

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Why does Yellowstone Park have an important role in American history?

• because scientists, artists, and mapmakers went there

• because Ferdinand Hayden went there

• because it was our nation's first National Park

• because it was mostly wilderness

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1. Who did Ferdinand Hayden give his report to?

• the President

• the supreme court

• the principal

• to congress (lawmakers)

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Who was the President that signed the bill to make Yellowstone a National Park?

• President Grant

• President Biden

• President Lincoln

• President Jefferson

True or False?

Because the President made Yellowstone a National Park, that meant that people could build whatever buildings they want there.

• True

• False

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1. Because volunteers couldn’t take care of the park, what government agency was created to maintain our national parks?

• The National Park Service

• Department of transportation

• Department of Homeland Security

• Department of Education

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How many paragraphs make up this story?

• 3

• 6

• 5

• 4

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What is the main idea of this story?

• That there are lots of animals in Yellowstone

• That over 3 million people visit Yellowstone each year

• That Yellowstone was the first National Park and why National Park Service was created

• That Yellowstone is in the western United States

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What is one animal you would NOT find at Yellowstone?

(paragraph 1)

• buffalo

• bears

• crocodile

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What year was the National Park Service created?

• 1776

• 2023

• 1980

• 1916