THE MIDWEST REVIEW 2025

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who was the Louisiana Purchase made by?

• George Washington
• Henry Ford
• Thomas Jefferson
• CJ Walker

What did the Native Americans use Bison for?

• Meat, Clothing, Teepees

• Just tools

• Just meat

• Just clothing and blankets

What did the Native Americans call bison?