Map Monday Conservation in the US

In the first paragraph, who said the following? ”I do not believe that any man can adequately appreciate the world of to-day unless he has some knowledge of — a little more than a slight knowledge, some feeling for and of — the history of the world of the past.”

Clicking on the map of The ERA of Exploration, find the following information: By 1900, only around ____________ beaver remained in North America.

• 10,000

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 500,000

Click on the map titled, American Expansion. Who was President when Texas, Mexican Cession, and the Oregon Territory were added to the United States?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Theodore Roosevelt

• James K. Polk

• Andrew Jackson

Describe your thoughts on Picture 2. Thousands of Bison Skulls from Market Hunting in the 1800s, Credit: Wikipedia from the resource.

Read the information about Buffalo/Bison. The American Bison in the 1500's was estimated at __________ by 1884 it was estimated that the US population of Bison was just 325.

• 5-10 million

• 10-20 million

• 20-30 million

• 30-60 milion

Evaluate Picture 2. Thousands of Bison Skulls from Market Hunting in the 1800s, Credit: Wikipedia:

What does this picture tell you about American's view of conservation in the 1800s?

In the paragraph that starts: "With such overexploitation of America's natural resources, change was almost inevitable. In 1842 the Public Trust Doctrine was established in the United States (Brown). "

It ends with the following statement: "The expansion era changed our landscape in many detrimental ways, but it would ultimately provide the catalyst for change."

What do you think the author means by that statement?

• Expansion ruined America completely

• American expansion outside of the United States would eventually help conservation efforts.

• America eventually understood that fish and wildlife belong to the people and should be protected by some laws.

• America will never work to conserve animals, land, or water.

In the section: The Era of Awareness it tells us that President ______________ set asside Yellowstone as a national park, the first of its kind in the US.

• Roosevelt

• Muir

• Grant

• Jackson

In 1892 ______________ along with others founded the Sierra Club with the goal of preserving the Sierra Nevada wilderness

• Theodore Roosevelt

• John Muir

• Davey Crockett

• Daniel Boone

Watch the video on Theodore Roosevelt. What statement best describes the point of the video?

• Theodore Roosevelt thought that the US should conquer the wilderness in order to build more industry.

• Theodore Roosevelt was not able to pass laws to protect America's wilderness although he tried hard.

• Theodore Roosevelt thought America should work to make itself just like Europe.

• Theodore Roosevelt worked hard to set asside land. He thought the wilderness and pioneer spirit set America apart from other nations.