WorksheetsWest Branch Area History
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Approximately how many years ago did Native Americans move into this area?
a)
115 years
b)
230 years
c)
13,000 years
d)
1,000,000 years
2.
Which of the following would Native Americans in this area NOT have lived in?
a)
Log cabins
b)
Tipis
c)
Earth lodges
d)
Bark lodges
3.
What year did Black Hawk and his army lose a war with the U.S.?
a)
1776
b)
1832
c)
1852
d)
1859
4.
After being defeated in the Black Hawk War, the Sauk tribe lost even more of their _________.
a)
money
b)
jobs
c)
land
d)
horses
5.
In what year did Iowa become a state?
a)
1776
b)
1846
c)
2012
d)
1892
6.
Approximately what year was West Branch first settled by Europeans?
a)
1824
b)
1835
c)
1851
d)
1871
7.
What year was the Homestead Act passed?
a)
2001
b)
1776
c)
1963
d)
1862
8.
How many acres of land was given to each family under the Homestead Act?
a)
100
b)
160
c)
70
d)
225
9.
What year was Herbert Hoover born?
a)
1855
b)
1823
c)
1874
d)
1899
10.
What year did West Branch officially become a city?
a)
1857
b)
1875
c)
1892
d)
1901
11.
Oswald and Esther Jensen were one of many families who immigrated to West Branch from ________.
a)
Denmark
b)
Germany
c)
Norway
d)
Spain
12.
The Jensen family moved here because they ________.
a)
already had family here
b)
wanted jobs/farmland
c)
were afraid of the king in Denmark
d)
heard West Branch was a great place
13.
If you wanted to walk from Hoover Elementary to the High School, which direction would you need to go?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
14.
If your family is planning to drive from West Branch to Chicago, which direction would you drive?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
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