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Middle West Review

Middle West Review In the 1800s European Americans settlers began moving across what they called the a. pioneers b. flatboats c. apartments d. frontier Jean Baptiste Point du Sable started a trading post on Lake Michigan that would become the city of a. Pekin b. Wilderness Road

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Middle West Review

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  1. Middle West Review

  2. In the 1800s European Americans settlers began moving across what they called the • a. pioneers • b. flatboats • c. apartments • d. frontier

  3. Jean Baptiste Point du Sable started a trading post on Lake Michigan that would become the city of • a. Pekin • b. Wilderness Road • c. Peoria • d. Chicago

  4. __________________ are people who settle on land that is new to them. • a. Europeans • b. Boatman • c. Pioneers • d. Kids

  5. Flat-bottomed wood boats, called ____________, were used to travel downriver. • a. Conestoga wagons • b. pioneers • c. Fords • d. flatboats

  6. Settlers began to use sturdy wagons that had a rounded frame on top that was covered in layers of heavy cloth. • a. Conestoga Wagons • b. trucks • c. plows • d. sod

  7. _______________ invented a plow from the blade of a saw that could cut into the prairie ground. • a. Thomas Edison • b. Alfred Turnbuckle • c. John Deere • d. Henry Ford

  8. The _____________ lived in what is now Minnesota long before Europeans arrived. • a. Lakota • b. Abraham Lincoln • c. John Deere • d. Henry Ford

  9. Before the Spanish explorers came, there were no____________ in North America at this time. • a. horses • b. buffalo • c. turtles • d. snakes

  10. With horses the Lakota began following _____________ herds on the plains. • a. turtles • b. buffalo • c. elk • d. deer

  11. In the 1860s, hunters were hired to shoot buffalo to feed the hundreds of ____________ company workers. • a. automobile • b. shoe • c. railroad • d. highway

  12. By the late 1800s, few buffalo were left and without them, the_______________ way of life was ruined. • a. Lakota • b. western • c. cowboy • d. soldiers

  13. In 1896, ____________ built his first automobile that ran on engine power. • a. Henry Ford • b. John Chevrolet • c. Thomas Edison • d. David Dodge

  14. In 1913, Ford set up an ______________ in his factory. • a. robots • b. assembly line • c. migration • d. roaring twenties

  15. During the 1920s, millions of Americans enjoyed better living conditions than ever before. This period is called the "________________________." • a. Fabulous Fifties • b. Twinkletoes Twenties • c. Roaring Twenties • d. Tremendous Twenties

  16. By the late 1800s, the Middle West became known as America's "________________". • a. Flat Land • b. Bottom Land • c. Farming Heaven • d. Breadbasket

  17. An _________________ is a farm or ranch whose business is to sell agricultural products . • a. agribusiness • b. farm mall • c. farm zone • d. orchard

  18. The __________ industry is also important in the Middle West. Steel is used for bridges, buildings, and many other products. • a. clothing industry • b. food industry • c. light bulb industry • d. steel industry

  19. Chicago is called the "home of the skyscraper." The 110-story ______ is located there. • a. Neptune Plaza • b. Sears Tower • c. Wrigley Field • d. Twin Towers

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