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Ch 5 Becoming Wisconsin

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

At the beginning of the 1800s

a)

no Wisconsin land had been ceded to settlers.

b)

the Indian nations had begun to cede their land to the settlers.

c)

the Indian nations had ceded most of their land to the settlers.

d)

France still controlled Wisconsin's land.

2.

In ____, the Sauk and the Mesquakie became the first Indians to cede land in Wisconsin

a)

1804

b)

1792

c)

1848

d)

1825

3.

Wisconsin' Native people had very different ideas about land use than the new Wisconsin settlers.

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

A little bit

4.

Wisconsin Native people thought that land

a)

resources should be shared by everyone

b)

couldn't not be bought or sold

c)

was like air. It couldn't be hoarded for just one person's use.

d)

All of the above

5.

Treaty-making was easy for the Indian nations.

a)

True

b)

False. Treaty making was difficult for the Indian nations because the Native people didn't trust the U.S. government.

c)

False. Treaty making was difficult for the Indian nations because the Native people didn't understand the rules of treaty-making.

d)

False, Treaty making was difficult for the Indian nations because the Native people were angry.

6.

The U.S. government

a)

always made sure it negotiated the treaty with tribal leaders.

b)

always made sure that everyone in the tribe understood the terms of the treaty.

c)

did not always live up to the promises made in the treaty.

d)

none of the above

7.

Official written documents between nations.

a)

negotiate

b)

translate

c)

ceded

d)

boundary

e)

treaty

8.

A term that means given up

a)

negotiate

b)

translate

c)

ceded

d)

boundary

e)

treaty

9.

To turn one language into another

a)

negotiate

b)

translate

c)

ceded

d)

boundary

e)

treaty

10.

To discuss something in order to come to an agreement

a)

negotiate

b)

translate

c)

ceded

d)

boundary

e)

treaty

11.

A real or imagined line that marks the edge or limit of something

a)

negotiate

b)

translate

c)

ceded

d)

boundary

e)

treaty

12.

Originally the Native people mined galena to use in

a)

lead shot

b)

jewelry

c)

tools

d)

All of the above

13.

The new settlers wanted galena to use in

a)

lead shot

b)

jewelry

c)

tools

d)

All of the above

14.

The bucket used to bring galena from the mine was called (a)

a)

kibble

b)

windlass

c)

sod

d)

shot

15.

The device used to hoist the bucket and other things out of the mine was called (a)

a)

kibble

b)

windlass

c)

sod

d)

shot

16.

the top layer of grass and soil used to cover the miner's home...

a)

kibble

b)

windlass

c)

sod

d)

shot

17.

the small balls or pellets fired from a gun

a)

kibble

b)

windlass

c)

sod

d)

shot

18.

the edge of a country where few people live

a)

frontier

b)

galena

c)

militia

d)

massacre

19.

a shiny gray mineral used to make lead

a)

frontier

b)

galena

c)

militia

d)

massacre

20.

a volunteer army trained to fight only in an emergency

a)

frontier

b)

galena

c)

militia

d)

massacre

21.

fiercely attacked and killed

a)

frontier

b)

galena

c)

militia

d)

massacre

22.

What was the first event that helped cause the Black Hawk war?

a)

the Treaty of 1804

b)

the Sauk nation forced leave their land and move across the Mississippi

c)

the government did not provide corn for the Sauk people as promised

d)

the militia killed Sauk scouts sent to surrender

23.

What was the last event that helped cause the Black Hawk war?

a)

the Treaty of 1804

b)

the Sauk nation forced leave their land and move across the Mississippi

c)

the government did not provide corn for the Sauk people as promised

d)

the militia killed Sauk scouts sent to surrender

24.

Black Hawk's defeat was a turning point in Wisconsin history because

a)

the other Indian nations were pressured to cede their land to make the land available for settlers.

b)

the government made sure it would always provided corn to the tribes that it displaced.

c)

the Sauk people got to move back to some of their homeland

d)

the Sauk tribe received better treatment from the Territorial government

25.

the building in which lawmakers meet

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

26.

the building in which lawmakers meet

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

27.

the city or town where the government of a country or state is located

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

28.

the area of land that belongs to the U.S. but is not a state

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

29.

square shaped pieces of land six miles by six miles divided into 36 sections

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

30.

to measure an area to make a map

a)

survey

b)

township

c)

territory

d)

capital

e)

capitol

31.

July 4, 1836 this land we now call Wisconsin had enough non-Indian people living here so the U. S. Congress recognized it as a

a)

state

b)

territory

c)

capital

d)

legislature

32.

He was Wisconsin's first territorial governor, a lead miner, and a military leader.

a)

Henry Dodge

b)

James Doty

c)

Andrew Jackson

33.

He came to Wisconsin as a judge. He sought to make money buying and selling land. He planned cities like Fond du Lac and convinced territory leaders to make Madison the capital.

a)

Henry Dodge

b)

James Doty

c)

Andrew Jackson

34.

Why did the Wisconsin territory become a state?

a)

President James Polk wanted more states so that the U. S. government could collect more taxes.

b)

The people in Wisconsin wanted to have a voice in their government.

c)

If people wanted to participate in interstate commerce, they needed to live in a state. For instance, if you lived in a territory you couldn't buy and sell land.

d)

If territory residents hadn't sought statehood, most of the Wisconsin territory would have been annexed, or added, into the state of Michigan.

35.

In the steps to statehood, first Wisconsin had to have enough non-Indian residents, next

a)

the people of Wisconsin had to write and approve a constitution.

b)

the Congress needed to approve Wisconsin as a state.

c)

the President had to approve Wisconsin as a state.

d)

Wisconsin had to wait five years to prove it could maintain its population as permanent residents.

36.

Creates the laws

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

37.

executes or carries out the laws

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

38.

interprets the laws when conflicts arise

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

none of the above

39.

the governor heads this

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

40.

outlines how government works and explains the rights and responsibilities of citizens

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

41.

consists of the Assembly and the Senate

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

42.

consists of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and the Circuit Courts

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

43.

Their solutions are called judgements

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

44.

has 132 elected people - 33 Senators and 99 Representatives

a)

executive branch

b)

legislative branch

c)

judicial branch

d)

constitution

45.

Elected every two years

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Justices

d)

Governors

46.

These 33 members are elected to four year terms

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Justices

d)

Governors

47.

A a member of the executive branch, people elected to this position can serve an unlimited number of four year terms

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Justices

d)

Governors

48.

These members of government are elected to ten year terms.

a)

Senators

b)

Representatives

c)

Justices

d)

Governors

49.

In Wisconsin's first jury trial, Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee tribe was the prosecuted for killing a Pawnee. Although the jury found him guilty, Judge James Doty acquitted him saying that the laws of the territory do not apply to its natives.

a)

True

b)

False