Gateway Arch National Park

Where is the Gateway Arch located?

• Washington, DC

• Miami, Florida

• St. Louis, Missouri

• Chicago, Illinois

How many inches was the arch designed to sway in the wind?

• 2 inches

• 12 inches

• 15 inches

• 18 inches

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

How deep is the foundation of the arch?

• 50 feet

• 10 feet

• 60 feet

• 20 feet

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CCSS.2.MD.A.3

What is the shape of the arch?

• catalytic converter arch

• inverted catenary arch

• catapult curve arch

• pendulum curve arch

What does the arch symbolize?

• Reconstruction

• Westward Expansion

• Industrial Revolution

• Prosperity Compact

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CCSS.RI.4.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

What materials were used to build the arch?

• brick pavers

• granite blocks

• stainless steel

• slate tiles

What famous cases were tried at the Old Courthouse?

• Virginia Minor v. Happersett

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Lennox v. Goodman

• Dred Scott v. Emerson

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Approximately how many square miles were added to the United States with the Louisiana Purchase?

• 750,000

• 600,000

• 828,000

• 950,000

What country did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

• Britain

• France

• Italy

• Spain

About how many miles did the Corps of Discovery travel on their journey out west and back?

• 2,000 miles

• 1,000 miles

• 5,000 miles

• 8,000 miles