WorksheetsSouth Dakota Review
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 1hrs 26mins
Why was the Black Hills Gold Rush important?
Custer died
Many Native American got rich from finding gold
White pioneers came to the Hills illegally and began settlement
Little gold was found so the whites move on to other places
Nuclear missiles were placed in Western South Dakota in the 1960s for protection and defense during what "war" against the Soviet Union?
(a)
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter B?
Standing Rock
Lower Brule
Cheyenne River
Pine Ridge
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter D?
Lower Brule
Standing Rock
Rosebud
Yankton
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter F?
Cheyenne River
Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Crow Creek
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter A?
Standing Rock
Crow Creek
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse)
Flandreau
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter C?
Rosebud
Crow Creek
Flandreau
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter E?
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse
Rosebud
Yankton
Standing Rock
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter I?
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse
Flandreau
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter G?
Yankton
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse
Aberdeen
Sioux Falls
What Native American/Indian Reservation is at the letter H?
Yankton
Huron
Sisseton-Wahpeton/Lake Traverse
Sioux Falls
What happened during the Rapid City Flood of 1972?
Significant rainfall forced the Cheyenne River over its banks and into Rapid City causing hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage
The Missouri River overflowed and destroyed downtown
The Canyon Lake Dam broke on Rapid Creek and overflowed into the city
Battle Creek overflowed by Hermosa and caused hundreds of thousands of cattle to die.
What treaty between the whites and the Sioux (Lakota, Dakota, Nakota) was signed in 1868 and created the Great Sioux Reservation?
(a)
What is the state tree of South Dakota?
Black Hills Birch
Black Hills Spruce
Aspen
Lodgepole Pine
What is the state animal of South Dakota?
Elk
Prairie Dog
Coyote
Bison/Buffalo
What is the state flower of South Dakota?
Indian Paintbrush
Rose
Rhododendron
Pasque
What is the state dessert of South Dakota?
Prairie Peach Pie
German Chocolate Cake
Blueberry Crisp
Kuchen
What is the state fish of South Dakota?
Rainbow Trout
Walleye
Crappie
Bigmouth Bass
What is the state motto/slogan of South Dakota?
(a)
What happened in 1803 in South Dakota history?
Dakota Territory is Established
Lewis and Clark Expedition
The Louisiana Purchase
Fort Laramie Treaty
Why was the legalization of gambling in Deadwood important?
For freedom
Money and Tourism
To memorialize Wild Bill's death
Gold
What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804?
It explored the Atlantic Coast
To exterminate all the prairie dogs of the West
To declare independence from England
It explored the newly purchased Louisiana Territory including what is now South Dakota
Why was the La Verendrye Brother's visit to what is now the Ft. Pierre/Pierre area important?
They placed a plaque in the ground claiming the region for France
They set up the railroad
They killed a grizzly bear and started a fur trading post there
They made friendly relations with the Native Americans
What is the state bird of South Dakota?
Quail
Ring-Necked Pheasant
Turtle Dove
American Cardinal
What three tribes compose the Oceti Sakowin/Sioux people?
Ojibwe, Shoshone, Cheyenne
Miniconjou, Hunkpapa, Oglala
Crow, Cheyenne Arapaho
Lakota, Dakota, Nakota
What is the state nickname of South Dakota?
The Oceti Sakowin State
The Republican State
The Mt. Rushmore or Sunshine State
The Badlands or Mighty River State
What is the state insect of South Dakota?
Ladybug
Honeybee
Green-Eyed Dragonfly
Cicada
Which happened first? The creation of the Dakota Territory or the Louisiana Purchase.
(a)
What was the Fort Laramie Treaty supposed to do AND why didn’t’ it?
It was supposed to create a new tribe of both Whites and Native Americans; gold was found
Set up a military fort and give weapons to the Sioux; gold was found
Keep the whites out of the Black Hills and Western South Dakota; gold was found
Start war between the Whites and the Native Americans; gold was found
Put the following events in chronological order: Custer Expedition finds gold in the Black Hills, South Dakota becomes a state, Lewis and Clark explore the Louisiana Territory
South Dakota becomes a state, Lewis and Clark, Custer Expedition
Lewis and Clark, South Dakota becomes a state, Custer Expedition
Custer Expedition, Lewis and Clark, South Dakota becomes a state
Lewis and Clark, Custer Expedition, South Dakota becomes a state
Put the following events in chronological order: The creation of the Dakota Territory, Wounded Knee Massacre, Mount Rushmore is completed and opens
Dakota Territory, Mt. Rushmore Opens, Wounded Knee Massacre
Wounded Knee Massacre, Dakota Territory, Mt. Rushmore opens
Dakota Territory, Wounded Knee Massacre, Mt. Rushmore opens
Mt. Rushmore opens, Dakota Territory, Wounded Knee Massacre
What mineral was mined at the Homestake Mine until 2002?
Iron Ore
Silver
Gold
Mica
Put the following events in chronological order: Nuclear missiles placed in western S.D. as part of the Cold War, Fort Laramie Treaty, Rapid City Flood
Fort Laramie Treaty, Nuclear Missiles, Flood
Flood, Fort Laramie Treaty, Nuclear Missiles
Nuclear Missiles, Flood, Fort Laramie Treaty
Fort Laramie Treaty, Flood, Nuclear Missiles
What city is at the letter K?
Huron
Sioux Falls
Spearfish
Rapid City
What city is at letter J?
Huron
Watertown
Mitchell
Spearfish
What city is at the letter P and also home to SDSD (South Dakota State University)?
Brookings
Aberdeen
Watertown
Sioux Falls
What landform is at letter M?
Mississippi River
Ft. Randall Dam
Rapid Creek
Missouri River
What feature or landform is at letter N?
Geographical Center of the USA
Black Hills National Forest
Badlands National Park
Oahe Dam
What feature or landform is at letter Q?
Wounded Knee Massacre Site
Geographical Center of the USA
Ft. Randall Dam
Black Elk Peak
What city is located at letter R?
Spearfish
Watertown
Aberdeen
Belle Fourche
What is the capital of South Dakota?
Belle Fourche
Sioux Falls
Rapid City
Pierre
