THE MIDWEST REVIEW 2025
Authored by JENNIFER MCCULLOCH
Social Studies
4th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act of 1862 was designed to ________ .
encourage pioneers to settle in the Great Plains
encourage pioneers to settle around the Great Lakes
charge people $1 an acre for their land
to help people find jobs in Midwestern industries
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a set of laws explaining how government worked in the territory and it _____.
made slavery legal and gave land away for free
made slavery illegal and stated that the Native Americans must be treated fairly
made slavery a state choice and forcibly removed the Native Americans from the territory
made all Native Americans slaves and sold their land for $1 an acre
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the reasons Detroit became the center of the US automobile industry?
Detroit had its own iron mine
Detroit was a railroad hub
Detroit was located near the Midwest steel industry
Steamboats regular stopped in Detroit
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What advantage did the steamboat have that flat-bottom boats don't have?
steamboats were cheaper to build
steamboats used less fuel
steamboats used a smaller crew
steamboats could travel up stream
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Quarrels over who owned which pieces of land in the Northwest Territories caused the US government to divide the territory into _______ .
cities and counties
townships and sections
states and capitals
regions and subregions
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Of all the animals found on the Great Plains, which had the greatest impact on Native American life and culture?
the deer
the antelope
the bison
the rabit
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Joseph McCoy help to develop the Midwest’s economy?
by building the first factory in the region
by introducing steamboats to the region
by opening one of the region’s largest stockyards
by building one of the region’s largest railroad centers
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