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WorksheetsNorthern Lights Year in Review
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
MN state fish
a)
Large Mouth Bass
b)
Walleye
c)
Northern Pike
d)
Sunfish
2.
MN State Bird
a)
Mosquito
b)
Bald Eagle
c)
Common Loon
d)
Hawk
3.
State Tree
a)
White Pine
b)
Spruce
c)
Maple
d)
Apple
4.
First people of Minnesota
a)
Navajo
b)
French
c)
Ojibwe
d)
Dakota
5.
Place where the Dakota are thought to originate
a)
Fort Snelling
b)
Pigs Eye Landing
c)
Bdote
d)
Minneapolis
6.
The way the Dakota would pass traditions from one generation to another.
a)
Oral history
b)
Write in books
c)
Show videos
d)
Sing songs
7.
Which was NOT a way the Dakota would show Human Capital
a)
Hunting
b)
Fishing
c)
Receiving an Education
d)
Selling Clothing
8.
Why did the Early Ojibwe migrate to Minnesota
a)
Prophets told them to find food that grows on water.
b)
Prophets told them if they stayed they would be taken prisoners.
c)
The U.S. government forced them off their land.
d)
The U.S. government paid them to leave.
9.
What animal was in high demand during the American Fur Trade?
a)
Bear
b)
Beaver
c)
Bison
d)
Deer
10.
Who did the U.S. government send up the Mississippi River to find a spot for a Fort?
a)
Alexander Ramsey
b)
Zebulon Pike
c)
Henry Sibley
d)
Charlie Gaddard
11.
Name of the first Fort in Minnesota?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Washington
c)
Fort Thompson
d)
Fort Snelling
12.
What answer BEST describes how the U.S. government gained land from the Dakota and Ojibwe?
a)
Many wars to force the Native Americans off their land
b)
Unfair Treaties
c)
Paid the Native Americans for the land
d)
Gave the Dakota and
13.
What was the original name of St. Paul?
a)
St. Paul
b)
Pigs Ears
c)
Pigs Eye Landing
d)
St. Snelling
14.
First Territorial Governor of Minnesota.
a)
Henry Sibley
b)
Alexander Ramsey
c)
Stephan Riggs
d)
Zachary Taylor
15.
Responsibility of the Legislative Branch
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
16.
Responsibility of the Executive Branch
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce laws
c)
Interpret laws
17.
Responsibility of the Judicial Branch
a)
Make laws
b)
Enforce Laws
c)
Interpret Laws
18.
Two main reasons for the Civil War
a)
Slavery and States Rights
b)
Slavery and Taxes
c)
States Rights and Taxes
d)
Taxes and the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
19.
Slave who spent time at Fort Snelling and sued his owner for his freedom
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Dred Scott
d)
John Henry
20.
Name given to those who were against slavery during the Civil War
a)
Freedom Fighters
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Graybacks
d)
Secret Slaves
21.
The Emancipation Proclamation was an order from President Lincoln that did what?
a)
Declared war on the South
b)
Gave all slaves the right to escape
c)
Stated slaves in Confederate states were free
d)
Forced run away slaves to fight for the Union
22.
What sparked the U.S. Dakota war of 1862.
a)
Dakota warriors stole eggs
b)
Ojibwe warriors stole cattle
c)
U.S. government wanted more land
d)
U.S. government didnt pay for the land
23.
Who said to hungry Dakota people, "as far as I am concerned, if they are hungry, let them eat grass."
a)
Henry Sibley
b)
Thomas Galbraith
c)
Stephan Riggs
d)
Andrew Myrick
24.
What answer BEST explains the aftermath of the U.S. Dakota War of 1862?
a)
Dakota people were exiled to Fort Thompson
b)
Dakota people were exiled to Fort Snelling and 38 were hanged
c)
38 Dakota warriors were sent to prison at Fort Snelling
d)
Ojibwe were given the land the Dakota lost
25.
In which current Minnesota city did the largest mass execution in U.S. history take place?
a)
St. Paul
b)
Minneapolis
c)
St. Peter
d)
Mankato
26.
Main crop used to make flour
a)
corn
b)
wheat
c)
sugar beets
d)
beans
27.
What is the main reason for the location of the city Minneapolis
a)
the location of Fort Snelling
b)
location of the Falls of St. Anthony
c)
Location chosen by Zebulon Pike
d)
Location of land that was sold to the U.S. Government
28.
This machine removed the brown flecks from wheat?
a)
flour flecker
b)
wheat smasher
c)
cotton gin
d)
middlings purifier
29.
Which of the following is not a Iron Range in Minnesota?
a)
Mesabi
b)
Cuyuna
c)
Vermilion
d)
Biwabik
30.
What part of the world did most immigrants come to Minnesota from during 1880's-1920's?
a)
South America
b)
Asia
c)
Europe
d)
Australia
31.
relating to the city
a)
Urban
b)
Rural
32.
Relating to the countryside
a)
Rural
b)
Urban
33.
Years that WWI took place
a)
1941-1945
b)
1861-1864
c)
1914-1919
34.
The organized spreading of information in order to persuade people to adopt a certain position.
a)
Patriotism
b)
Propaganda
c)
Loyalty
d)
War Front
35.
Time period where economic crisis began with the stock market crash of 1929
a)
Great Depression
b)
Great Deal
c)
Great Boom
d)
Great Bust
36.
Time period where a unique African American style of fun upbeat music.
a)
Bust
b)
Music Age
c)
Jazz Age
d)
Jazz Time
37.
What sparked the start of WWII in Europe?
a)
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor, HI
b)
Germany bombing Pearl Harbor, HI
c)
Germany invading Poland
d)
Russia invading Germany
38.
What event brought the United States in to WWII?
a)
Adolf Hitler being elected President of Germany
b)
France being invaded by Germany
c)
Japan bombing Pearl Harbor
d)
Japan invading China
39.
How did Dakota help serve the U.S. military during WWII?
a)
Fighter Pilots
b)
Starvation Studies
c)
Code Talkers
d)
Victory Gardens
40.
What effect did victory for the Allies during WWII have on the United States of America?
a)
citizens of Europe felt the United States would take over the world.
b)
The United States became a economic and military superpower.
c)
The United States went into a bigger economic depression.
d)
The United States became allies with Russia
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