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WorksheetsThe Great 1927 Flood
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The flood began in 1926 in what month?
a)
January
b)
September
c)
August
d)
April
2.
What three main states were affected by the flood?
a)
Illinois, Missouri, New York
b)
Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
c)
Tennessee, Nevada, Missouri
d)
California, New York, and Alaska
3.
True or False, at one point the flood was so bad that you could take a boat from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Lincoln, Nebraska?
a)
False
b)
True
4.
About how many states were physically affected by the flood?
a)
50
b)
2
c)
37
d)
10
5.
In the reading there was four main headings, which one of these was NOT one?
a)
African Americans Shift Away from the Party of Lincoln
b)
The Role of Government in a Crisis
c)
River Managment
d)
A Light Horse is Propelled to the Presidency
6.
What was the main reason for the flood occurring?
a)
People squeezed too much water into the river from towels
b)
People took water from other rivers and dumped it in
c)
A lot of storms
d)
A farmer in Illinois was very sad and cried too much
7.
What percent of the nation's population was flooded out of their homes?
a)
.1%
b)
1%
8.
After the flood occurred, an ongoing feud between engineers resolved that a levees only policy was the best way to control the river?
a)
False
b)
True
9.
What year did the flood occur?
a)
1917
b)
1827
c)
1997
d)
1927
10.
True or False, the flood caused Congress to pass a massive flood control act in 1928 which was the most expensive domestic program the federal government had ever launched
a)
False
b)
True
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