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Semester 1 Ultimate Challenge

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

VOCAB: What is the word we use for the 7 parts of a map?

a)

MAPS

b)

TODALLS

c)

TODALSS

d)

TOTALLS

2.

BIOMES: A biome is a community of ________________ and ________________ in an area with a particular climate.

a)

Plants, animals

b)

Plants, trees

c)

Trees, animals

d)

Cars, trucks

3.

BIOMES: This biome is a combination of prairie and groves of trees.

a)

Prairie grassland

b)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

Coniferous forest

d)

Decidious forest

4.

TYPES OF MAPS: What type of map is this?

a)

Natural Resourse

b)

Physical

c)

Political

5.

TYPES OF MAPS: What type of map is this?

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Physical

c)

Political

6.

TYPES OF MAPS: What type of map is this?

a)

Physical

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Political

7.

VOCAB: The study of how people interact with, and use the land around them.

a)

Physical Geography

b)

Human Geography

8.

BIOMES: This biome is made up of trees that bear cones, like fir trees.

a)

Prairie grassland

b)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

Decidious forest

d)

Coniferous forest

9.

BIOMES: This biome is made up of trees that lose their leaves each year, like maples.

a)

Prairie grassland

b)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

Decidious forest

d)

Coniferous forest

10.

BIOMES: This biome is made up of rolling, open fields.

a)

Prairie grassland

b)

Tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

Decidious forest

d)

Coniferous forest

11.

NATURAL RESOURES: What natural resources was found in the confierous forest of northern Minnesota?

a)

iron ore

b)

wheat

c)

white pine

d)

gold

12.

NATURAL RESOURES: Where would a new settler go to start a farm to grow wheat?

a)

coniferous forest

b)

tallgrass aspen parkland

c)

prairie grassland

d)

decidious forest

13.

NATURAL RESOURES: Minnesota is the number one producer of this natural resource.

a)

iron ore

b)

wheat

c)

white pine

d)

gold

14.

FORMATION: The land of Minnesota was formed by glaciers melting and receeding.

a)

True

b)

False

15.
VOCAB: This word means self-ruling and independent
a)
Migration
b)
Alliance
c)
Sovereignty
d)
Kinship
16.
VOCAB: An agreement between two or more groups to cooperate is an....
a)
Alliance
b)
Oral History
c)
Sovereign Nation
d)
Agreement
17.
VOCAB: Close connections with relatives
a)
Human Capital
b)
Kinship
c)
Generosity 
d)
Oral History
18.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Gave back to the natural world by offering gifts of tobacco and food.
a)
Ojibwe Only
b)
Dakota Only
c)
Dakota and Ojibwe
d)
Neither Group
19.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Moved with the seasons to be closer to natural resources.
a)
Ojibwe Only
b)
Dakota Only
c)
Dakota and Ojibwe
d)
Neither Group
20.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Believed that their tribe originated in Minnesota
a)
Ojibwe Only
b)
Dakota Only
c)
Dakota and Ojibwe
d)
Neither Group
21.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Used storytelling to teach history and lessons to children
a)
Ojibwe Only
b)
Dakota Only
c)
Dakota and Ojibwe
d)
Neither Group
22.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST:  Built canoes out of birchbark
a)
Ojibwe Only
b)
Dakota Only
c)
Dakota and Ojibwe
d)
Neither Group
23.
OJIBWE SEASONAL MIGRATION: In the summer, the Ojibwe...
a)
made maple sugar
b)
hunted ducks and geese
c)
told stories by the fire
d)
farmed and played lacrosse
24.
OJIBWE SEASONAL MIGRATION: In the fall, the Ojibwe
a)
lived near the sugar bush
b)
lived near water where wild rice grew
c)
live in small groups away from others
d)
lived near the crops they had planted
25.
OJIBWE SEASONAL MIGRATION: In the winter, the Ojibwe
a)
lived near the sugar bush
b)
lived near water where wild rice grew
c)
live in small groups away from others
d)
lived near the crops they had planted
26.
SOVEREIGNTY: In the Alliance of 1679, the Dakota benefit was...
a)
new European trade goods
b)
more land in northern Minnesota
c)
money to buy the goods they needed
d)
more land in southern Minnesota
27.
SOVEREIGNTY: In the Alliance of 1679, the Ojibwe benefit was...
a)
new European trade goods
b)
more land in southern Minnesota
c)
more land in northern Minnesota
d)
money to buy the goods they needed
28.
DAKOTA SEASONAL MIGRATION:  Which of these answers described Dakota life in the Fall?
a)
Men hunted and fished, women and children gathered wood and processed hides and they moved camp as needed to be near the animals they hunted.
b)
Men hunted, women and children moved into sugaring camps and made maple sugar and syrup.
c)
Men hunted, fished and gathered wild rice.  Women and children harvested crops and they lived in permanent villages.
d)
Men hunted, women and children gathered food and prepared animals hides for clothing and they lived wherever the annual hunting grounds were.
29.
DAKOTA SEASONAL MIGRATION:  Which of these answers described Dakota life in the Spring?
a)
Men hunted and fished, women and children gathered wood and processed hides and they moved camp as needed to be near the animals they hunted.
b)
Men hunted, women and children moved into sugaring camps and made maple sugar and syrup.
c)
Men hunted, fished and gathered wild rice.  Women and children harvested crops and they lived in permanent villages.
d)
Men hunted, women and children gathered food and prepared animals hides for clothing and they lived wherever the annual hunting grounds were.
30.

COMPARE AND CONTRAST: Women were responsible for farming

a)

Ojibwe Only

b)

Dakota Only

c)

Dakota and Ojibwe

d)

Neither Group

31.

VALUES: At the end of the Ojibwe's migrations, what was the "food that grows on water"?

a)

salmon

b)

maple sugar

c)

rice

d)

wild rice

32.

VALUES: Which value did "The Ghost Wife" stress to Dakota children?

a)

Generosity

b)

Respect

c)

Helping others

d)

Income

33.
VOCAB: To approve something means to _____________ it.
a)
profit
b)
ratify
c)
assimilate
d)
treaty
34.
VOCAB: A part of the U.S. that isn't within a state but is organized with its own government leaders is a...
a)
country
b)
state
c)
treaty
d)
territory
35.
VOCAB: An annual payment of food and money that the U.S. government paid to Native Americans for their land is a...
a)
treaty
b)
annuity
c)
reservation
d)
debt
36.
VOCAB: Taking on the values and habits of a larger group is called...
a)
reservation
b)
assimilation
c)
profit
d)
debt
37.
VOCAB: A source of an useful and valuable material is a...
a)
resource
b)
profit
c)
territory
d)
debt
38.

PERSPECTIVE: They felt they had no choice because the U.S. was more powerful. Wanted some land to control and live their traditional lifestyle on.

a)

Dakota Perspective

b)

U.S. Perspective

39.
PERSPECTIVE: Wanted to legally take over the land so they could continue to expand.
a)
Dakota Perspective
b)
U.S. Perspective
40.
PERSPECTIVE: Wanted the treaty signed so they could get back the money they were owed. 
a)
Dakota Perspective
b)
U.S. Perspective
41.
PERSPECTIVE: Needed money to buy the goods they would need to survive.
a)
Dakota Perspective
b)
U.S. Perspective
42.

TREATIES: Who owned the land that the American's started moving into?

a)

The French

b)

The British

c)

The Native Americans

d)

The English

43.

TREATIES: Why was the balance of power unequal between the Native Americans and the United States?

a)

The Native Americans had more money and military power.

b)

The British still controlled the land

c)

The United States had more money and military power.

d)

The French and the Native Americans were allies.

44.
TREATIES: The Dakota signed three documents at the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux. What did the third document say?
a)
It was a copy of the treaty
b)
It made all of the permanent reservations temporary
c)
It promised to pay back the U.S, government the debt the Dakota owed them. 
d)
It promised to pay back the fur traders the debt the Dakota owed them. 
45.
TREATIES: How did the U.S. government change the treaty of Mendota?
a)
They lowered the annuity payments.
b)
They made all of the permanent reservations temporary
c)
They changed the size of the reservation land. 
d)
They promised to pay back the fur traders the debt the Dakota owed them. 
46.
TREATIES: Why did the Dakota sign the third document at the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux?
a)
They were forced to sign it by soldiers
b)
They could not read it and thought it was a copy of the treaty
c)
They wanted to pay back the fur traders the money they owed them
d)
They trusted the U.S. government and signed everything they were asked to.
47.
FUR TRADE: Marrying the daughters of important hunters and leaders was a way the traders used _________ to strengthen relationships.
a)
generosity
b)
assimilation
c)
kinship
48.

PEOPLE: The gentlemen, or businessmen of the fur trade who were responsible for the trades and transporting the pelts back to Europe.

a)

Trader

b)

Clerk

c)

Voyageur

d)

Explorer

49.

PEOPLE: The workmen of the fur trade. Responsible for paddling the goods and pelts through the Great Lakes.

a)

Trader

b)

Clerk

c)

Voyageur

d)

Explorer

50.

PEOPLE: The assistant to the businessmen of the fur trade. Ran the daily business of a trading post.

a)

Trader

b)

Clerk

c)

Voyageur

d)

Explorer

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