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WorksheetsIowa So Far
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
This state forms almost our entire northern border.
Missouri
South Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
This river forms much of Iowa's western border with Nebraska.
Mississippi
Missouri
Skunk
Cedar
Iowa is named after this Native American tribe.
(a)
What is now Iowa was first claimed by this European nation.
Great Britain
France
Spain
Sweden
This was the European explorer to lead an expedition in what is now Iowa
Julien Dubuque
La Salle
Louis Jolliet
Meriwether Lewis
Julien Dubuque mined this resource in Iowa
Gold
Silver
Lead
Coal
Lewis and Clark's expedition lasted a little over how many years?
2
3
4
They're still exploring today!
True or false? Only one person died on the Lewis & Clark expedition.
True
False
Iowa became a state in what year?
1842
1844
1846
Psych, we're not actually a state!
Iowa's first state capitol was in what city?
Dubuque
Bettendorf
Sioux City
Iowa City
Iowa's Congress has how many chambers of Congress?
1
2
3
NONE
The Legislative Branches job in Congress is to do what?
Pass laws
Enforce laws
Interpret laws
Literally to do nothing
False or true? Every state has its own Supreme Court which includes Iowa.
False
True
An example of local government would be what?
State of Iowa passing the pledge of allegiance law
U.S. Congress passing COVID relief last year
City Council of Milford making a new rule
Governor Reynolds enforcing laws across Iowa
Check the two nicknames of Iowa
The Gem State
The Corn State
Pine Tree State
Cornhusker State
The Hawkeye State
