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WorksheetsAlaska & Hawaii
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What was one big factor for the U.S. Admitting Alaska?
Western protection bases in Alaska and Hawaii
Military Base Near Soviet Union
Having land in Canada
What was the purpose of this base near the Soviet Union?
Protection during World War I
Protection during Cold War
Protection during World War II
In 1959 which president admitted Alaska into the Union?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Alaska was purchased $0.02 an acre for 101 million acres, how much was it purchased for?
$7.77 Million
$6.8 Million
$7.2 Million
Alaska is the ____ State after Arizona before Hawaii?
39th
49th
47th
42nd
What was the purchase of Alaska known as?
Gadsden Purchase
Future of the North
Seward's Folly
What are two main resources used by the U.S. found in Alaska?
Silver, Copper
Copper, oil
Oil, gold
Gold, iron
What Country did the U.S. purchase Alaska from?
Canada
Russia
Who purchased Alaska without permission from Congress?
William Seward
Wilbur Ross
Jeff Mattis
Alaska was a U.S. Territory before a state?
True
False
What was the main reason for the U.S. getting Hawaii?
Military Base
Resources
So it doesn't become a threat
What is Pearl Harbor now used for by the U.S.
U.S. Memorial
Ship museum
Military Base
What did U.S. soldiers do to the Hawaii flag the flew over the capitol island when Hawaii became a state?
Burned it in the palace yard
Cut it into Souvenirs
Send it off the beach to the ocean
Hawaii was taken as a territory before a state?
False
True
On August 21, 1959 which president signed the proclamation admitting Hawaii?
D.D. Eisenhower
J.F. Kennedy
H.S. Truman
F.D. Roosevelt
What do the eight stripes on the Hawaiian flag stand for?
The eight leaders before U.S.
The eight islands
The 8 major Hawaiian crops
How was Hawaii admitted as a state?
The governor contacted the U.S. Congress
The airbase was needed more
93% of the population voted for it to be
Hawaii is the 50th state in order after which state?
California
Alaska
Utah
Nevada
How much did Hawaii cost the U.S.
$7.2 Million, same as Alaska
$6.3 Million
The land was ceded
$6.66 Million
On August 21, 1959 Eisenhower signed what act allowing to join as a state?
Hawaii Admission
Hawaii Annexation
Hawaii Territory
