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Eras That Have Shaped Our State!

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

During the fur trading era, Native Americans traded fur with the Europeans.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Wisconsin got it's name the "Badger State" because of our college football team.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Lead Mining Era in Wisconsin was often compared to the ________ rush happening in California at around the same time.

a)

Manure

b)

Cow

c)

Gold

d)

Fishing

4.

The _______________ era involved men cutting down or "harvesting" trees.

a)

Mining

b)

Lumbering

c)

Housing

d)

Fur Trading

5.

During the ___________Era, immigrants found and borrowed land to begin growing crops for their families and to sell to others for supplies.

a)

Farming

b)

Industrial

c)

Lead Mining

d)

Informational

6.

The first "cash crop" in Wisconsin was ________________.

a)

Corn

b)

Potatoes

c)

Wheat

d)

Radishes

7.

During this era, "things" went from man made to machine made.

a)

Lead Mining

b)

Territory & Statehood

c)

Fur Trading

d)

Industrial

8.

The first factories in Wisconsin led many new settlers to our area hoping for a better life. Unfortunately, the working conditions in these factories were ___________

a)

unsafe

b)

not hiring

c)

requiring uniforms

9.

Wisconsin became a state in ____________

a)

1948

b)

1857

c)

1768

d)

1848

10.

The Informational Era is what we're considered to be in right now. A few of the defining aspects of this era are that....

a)

we can get just about any information within seconds at our fingertips.

b)

people don't drive cars anymore, we fly everywhere.

c)

We have technological advances and new inventions to get people information faster every single day.

d)

the most efficient form of communication is through a small device to reach people/information within seconds.

11.

During the Industrial Revolution, when people didn't show up for work because they were upset with a part of their job, it was called going on ___________

a)

lunch break

b)

vacation

c)

strike

12.

The place where lumberjacks took trees to be processed was called a ___________.

a)

sawmill

b)

seesaw

c)

wood shed

13.

Farming is still crucial to our states economy today.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Industry and mass production of goods such as factories are non-existent in our state today.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During the Lumbering Era, wood from trees was transported to sawmills by waterways on canoes.

a)

True

b)

False