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A Route to Sea
Ojibwa
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St. Louis
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100
Name the 5 Great Lakes
Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior
100
What Native American tribe used a talking stick?
Ojibwa
100
Many pioneers who settled on the prairie built homes made out of _______.
Sod
100
If you are in ________________, you can spot thousands of people at the Cahokia plaza for festivals.
St. Louis
100
What is a hub?
A hub is a center of activity.
200
Explain how a lock works.
A gate opens, water flows in. The gate is then closed and the water flows out, lowering the ship. Then the ship leaves the lock.
200
The Ojibwa got guns, cloth, knives, and other necessary items by trading with the Europeans. This trading was known as the ____________
fur trade
200
Who changed farming in the 1850's?
John Deere
200
The 2 explorers who discovered the west are _____________________.
Louis and Clark
200
What year did Louis and Clark go on their hourney west?
1803
300
A flat bottomed boat is called a ______.
Barge
300
What qualities did the fur traders need to have to make their journey?
Courage, strength, ability to learn new languages
300
A time of little or no rain is called a ________.
Drought
300
What kind of difficulties might they have faced on their journey? Name 3.
sickness, cold, rain, finding food, traveling unknown lands, not knowing the language.
300
In the 1860's the US decided to build a _________________________. Such a rail line would cross the entire country.
transcontinental railroad
400
The wearing away of rock by water and wind is known as _________.
Erosion
400
Name the 2 French explorers who first explored the Midwest.
Jacques Marquette and Louis Jolliet
400
Because of the drought, the Midwest became known as the _______________. (2 words)
Dust Bowl
400
A _____________ is a boat powered by a steam engine.
steamboat
400
Who was the president when Louis and Clark traveled? What were they looking for in the west?
Thomas Jefferson-- waterway
500
Name one advantage and one disadvantage of a barge.
Advantage- It is cheap, no maintance, less fuel, can move alot of products Disadvantage- Food can spoil, it is slow
500
How did settlers get land in the United States in the 1800's?
They placed stakes in the ground to mark their land.
500
In what way did farmers protect their farmland?
By plowing and planting in curves, using crop rotation, and allowing grasses to grow back.
500
Why is a river sometimes called a highwat?
It can carry many passengers and products.
500
What were 2 disadvantages of living in a sod house?
hard to keep clean, no privacy