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WorksheetsSocial Studies Academic Team 2016
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 38mins
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Class
Date
1.
How did glaciers impact Indiana's geography
a)
made the state cold year round
b)
left a ridh sediment that made the soil good for farming
c)
created large mountains
d)
destroyed all of the trees in indiana
2.
What was the name of the glacier that covered most of the state?
a)
Wisconsin Glacier
b)
Minnesota Glacier
c)
Texas Glacier
d)
Indiana Glacier
3.
what do geologists call the sediment left behind by glaciers
a)
silt
b)
soil
c)
till
d)
millet
4.
Why is the southern third of the state less fertile than the rest
a)
the area didn't have enough trees
b)
animals are all the plants that grew there
c)
humans ruined the soil
d)
glaciers did not cover that area
5.
which 2 rivers connect Lake Erie to the Ohio River?
a)
Maumee and Wabash Rivers
b)
St. Joseph and Maumee Rivers
c)
Kankakee and Mississippi Rivers
6.
Around which 2 rivers did most people settle in Indiana before the 19th century?
a)
Maumee and Wabash
b)
St Josephand Maumee
c)
Kankakee and Mississippi
d)
Wabash and Ohio
7.
Which of the following pre-historic creatures lived in Indiana?
a)
mastadon
b)
saber tooth tiger
c)
giant sloth
d)
alligator
8.
Which of the following animals is not native to Indiana?
a)
buffalo
b)
armadillo
c)
bald eagle
d)
beaver
9.
Which of the following is not a way that humans have affected the Indiana ecosystem?
a)
removed trees
b)
drained wetlands
c)
drove away species
d)
planted prarie grass
10.
When did the first humans arrive in Indiana?
a)
1600AD
b)
before the ice age
c)
at the end of the ice age
d)
1100AD
11.
IN which period did prehistoric people begin building burial mounds?
a)
Paleo-Indian
b)
Archaic
c)
Woodland
d)
Mississippian
12.
Which of the following was the largest mississippian village in Indiana?
a)
Angel Mounds
b)
Ft. Wayne
c)
Tippecanoe
d)
Indianapolis
13.
The earliest European settlers in Indiana came from which country?
a)
British
b)
Spanish
c)
French
d)
Portuguese
14.
Which of the following was a staple of the Miami and Potawatomi diet?
a)
Beans
b)
Tomatoes
c)
Squash
d)
Corn
15.
Who was the first known European explorer to reach indiana?
a)
de Soto
b)
de La Salle
c)
Verrazano
d)
Vincennces
16.
What was the relationship between the French and the Indians built on?
a)
corn trade
b)
force
c)
fur trade
d)
fishing
17.
What was the French and Indian War called in Europe?
a)
Hundred Years War
b)
Seven Years War
c)
European Civil War
d)
War for Independence
18.
What was the Proclaimation Line of 1763?
a)
drew a line that divided Indians from white people
b)
created new land for Native Americans in New England
c)
It announced American settlement in the Northwest Territory
19.
Who was the leader of American forces in the west during the Revolutionary War?
a)
Daniel Boone
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Henry Hamilton
d)
George Rogers Clark
20.
The Potawatomi played a version of what modern game?
a)
lacrosse
b)
basketball
c)
baseball
d)
soccer
21.
What river became the boundary of the American territory after the Revolution?
a)
The Ohio River
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Maumee-Wabash River
d)
The Rio Grande River
22.
What was the name for the Miami chief that pushed back invasions from white settlers?
a)
Powhatan
b)
Little Turtle
c)
Attakullakulla
d)
Dragging Canoe
23.
What was the name of the battle that turned the tide in favor of the white settlers?
a)
The Battle of Fallen Timbers
b)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
c)
The Battle of Wabash
d)
The Battle of Fort Wayne
24.
What was the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a)
It created one government over all the Northwest Territory
b)
it called for the eventual division off the northwest territory into smaller states
c)
it ordered native americans to leave the northwest territory
d)
both A and B
25.
Which of these men was an important native American religious leader who promoted spiritual and cultural resistance to settlers?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Little Turtle
c)
Tenskwatawa
d)
Attakullakulla
26.
Which of the following men became one of the most respected Native American war chiefs in history?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Little Turtle
c)
Tenskwatawa
d)
Attakullakulla
27.
How did Little Turtle react to Tecumseh's message
a)
He agreed with it and joined Tecumseh
b)
he did not agree, and wanted to keep his treaties with the settlers
c)
he agreed with it, but did nothing
d)
he disagreed with it, and started fighting Tecumseh
28.
What battle between Indian forces and forces under Harrison resulted in an American victory?
a)
Fort Wayne
b)
Antietam
c)
Tippecanoe
d)
Taylorsville
29.
Which of the following were the main arguments against slavery in Indiana?
a)
Slaves should be equal to white people
b)
white laborers couldn't compete against slave labor
c)
white settlers did not want free slaves to settle near them
d)
both B & C
30.
In what year did Indiana become a state in the United states?
a)
1812
b)
1816
c)
1820
d)
1824
31.
What symbol came to represent the Indiana Constitutional Convention?
a)
The Constitutional Elm
b)
The Constitutional Pine
c)
The Convention's house in Corydon
d)
The Convention's feather quill
32.
Families that moved to Indiana were:
a)
small and older
b)
large and young
c)
very rich
d)
both A & C
33.
The most common shelter built by people settling on the frontier were:
a)
log cabins
b)
brick houses
c)
tents
d)
wattle and daub houses
34.
Most pioneers relied on what when they became sick?
a)
Native American medicine men
b)
home remedies
c)
local physicians
d)
highly-educated doctors
35.
The first farms and towns in Indiana were located near what?
a)
rivers
b)
mountains
c)
roads
d)
open fields
36.
The major road(s) that crossed Indiana was/were
a)
The National Road
b)
The Michigan Road
c)
The Ohio Road
d)
Both A & B
37.
Indiana was admitted as the ___ state
a)
14th
b)
19th
c)
22nd
d)
30th
38.
What is the Indiana state bird?
a)
Cardinal
b)
Mockingbird
c)
Blue Jay
d)
Robin
39.
What two colors are featured on the state flag?
a)
blue & white
b)
white & yellow
c)
blue & yellow
d)
blue & red
40.
How many stars are featured on the state flag?
a)
13
b)
18
c)
19
d)
50
41.
What is the state song of Indiana?
a)
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away
b)
On the West Horizon
c)
Home on the Range
d)
This Land is Your Land
42.
What is the state tree of Indiana?
a)
willow
b)
tulip poplar
c)
cypress
d)
oak
43.
What is the state flower of Indiana?
a)
rose
b)
daisy
c)
peony
d)
wildflower
44.
What scene is shown on the Indiana state seal?
a)
the industrial revolution
b)
pioneer days
c)
the roaring twenties
d)
the civil war
45.
What animal is prominently shown on the Indiana state seal?
a)
buffalo
b)
mountain lion
c)
deer
d)
horse
46.
What is the state motto of Indiana?
a)
wisdom. justice, moderation
b)
agriculture and commerce
c)
the crossroads of america
d)
our liberties we prize and our right we maintain
47.
What is the state stone of Indiana?
a)
salem limestone
b)
amethyst
c)
granite
d)
marble
48.
In what year was the first constitution adopted?
a)
1776
b)
1816
c)
1851
d)
1931
49.
What city served as the capital of the Indiana Territory before it became a state?
a)
Indianapolis
b)
Fort Wayne
c)
Evansville
d)
VIncennes
50.
Between 1816 and 1825 , which city served as the capital of Indiana?
a)
Indianapolis
b)
Corydon
c)
South Bend
d)
Vincennes
51.
Bedford, Indiana hold what title?
a)
Largest town in Indiana
b)
Limestone capital of the world
c)
circus capital of the world
d)
largest manufacturing center in Indiana
52.
In August 1987, Indiana hosted what international competition?
a)
The Olympic Games
b)
The Pan American Games
c)
The Miss Universe Pageant
d)
The International Tennis Championship
53.
The first president from Indiana was
a)
Millard Fillmore
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Benjamin Harrison
d)
Aaron Burr
54.
Compared to other US States, where does Indiana rank in size?
a)
10th
b)
25th
c)
38th
d)
45th
55.
Which of the following is the largest university in indiana?
a)
IU
b)
Purdue
c)
Notre Dame
d)
Ball State
56.
Which of the following entertainers is not from indiana?
a)
john mellencamp
b)
michael jackson
c)
elvis presley
d)
cole porter
57.
Which of the following famous authors was born in indiana?
a)
elwood hayes
b)
kurt vonnegut
c)
f scott fitzgerald
d)
ernest hemmingway
58.
Which "first" took place in indiana?
a)
First train robbery
b)
first prison escape
c)
first steamboat test
d)
first test of electricity
59.
which group committed the first train robbery in indiana?
a)
john dillinger and his gang
b)
the reno gang
c)
the wild bunch
d)
Billy the Kid
60.
What is the tallest point in the state
a)
Hoosier hill
b)
Randolph county high point
c)
sand hill
d)
buzzard hill
61.
What event is celebrated on Dec. 11 in Indiana?
a)
Indiana becomes a state
b)
Indiana becomes a Confederate state
c)
Founding of Indiana Territory
d)
End of the Civil War
62.
What 2 men created the Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
a)
Carl Fischer and James Allison
b)
Elwood Hayes and Jim Smith
c)
The Apperson Brothers
d)
Orville Redenbacher and Omar Murtrey
63.
in what year did the Indianapolis motor speedway open?
a)
1909
b)
1911
c)
1930
d)
1899
64.
The first race at the speedway was...
a)
motorcycles
b)
hot air baloons
c)
bicycles
d)
racecars
65.
who won the first indy 500
a)
ray harroun
b)
aj foyt
c)
john andretti
d)
al unser
66.
the indy 500 has be cancelled twice. What events was it cancelled for?
a)
WWI and WWII
b)
Vietnam and Korean Wars
c)
9/11 and the stock market crash
d)
JFK's assassination and the civil rights movement
67.
Peru, Indiana gained fame as what?
a)
the winter headquarters of the circus
b)
the summer headquarters of the rodeo
c)
the oldest city in indiana
d)
the largest city in indiana
68.
What famous circus used Peru for their winter headquarters?
a)
Ringling Brothers
b)
Barnum and Bailey
c)
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
d)
Both A and C
69.
The Peru Circus headquarters is also known as what?
a)
the peru circus farm
b)
indiana circus
c)
summer quarters
d)
indiana valley
70.
The site of the Peru circus headquarters is now the site of what?
a)
the international circus hall of fame
b)
Ringling Brothers Circus
c)
Barnum and Bailey Circus
d)
circus training school
71.
What event in 1913 nearly shut down the circus headquarters altogether
a)
tornado
b)
giant flood
c)
earthquake
d)
snowstorm
72.
which of the following was the first crop farmed in indiana?
a)
tobacco
b)
corn
c)
squash
d)
tomato
73.
all of the following are made from corn except:
a)
johnny cakes
b)
hominey
c)
bourbon
d)
vodka
74.
in the 19th century, Indiana land changed in which of the following ways
a)
it became less polluted
b)
more land was cleared and plowed for farming
c)
less land was used for farming
d)
farmers way of life remainded the same
75.
in which part of the state is the land the most fertile?
a)
north and central
b)
central and west
c)
east and south
d)
central and east
76.
what was the purpose of the indiana state fair?
a)
to give awards for the best agriculture
b)
to put farming on exhibits
c)
to share new technology
d)
all of the above
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