Midwest Region

States & Capitals

100

Columbus is the capital of which state?

Ohio 

200

Which Great Lake has the same name as a Midwest state?

Michigan

300

Is Iowa NORTH or SOUTH of Missouri?

north 

400

Which of these states does NOT border the Mississippi River?  Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa 

Indiana 

500

Name the capitals of these states ... in alphabetical order. Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota 

Bismarck, Madison, St. Paul 

Geography & Resources

100

Flat, rolling land covered in grasses is called _____.

prairie 

200

Cold, dry winds come from what country? 

Canada

300

Spell _____ and explain what it is.

A period of little to no rain 

400

Name 4 resources from the region.

livestock, dairy products, corn, wheat, oil, iron 

500

Name and spell the 5 Great Lakes. 

Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior 

Native Americans

100

Describe 3 ways Native Americans used buffalo. 

meat - food 

skin - clothing, teepees 

bones - tools, weapons 

200

What are the 2 main tribes that lived in the Midwest?

Sioux, Lakota 

300

Why did Native Americans capture wild horses when they adapted to the new land of the Midwest? 

easier to hunt buffalo, traveling was easier (since there was less water) 

400

Explain why Native Americans did not make permanent homes in the Midwest.

buffalo 

500

Who is the Native American woman who traveled with Lewis and Clark?

Sacagawea 

American Settlers in the Midwest

100

Who fought for control of the plains before the U.S.  gained control in 1783? 

European countries 

200

What is the term for measuring land?

survey 

300

What big event happened in 1803 after an exchange with France? Why was it important?

Louisiana Purchase 

400

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

set of laws/rules that explained how the territory would be governed

500

Settlers were afraid to move to the new land out west. 

What do we call the edge of the land where people don't really live yet?  What was the Homestead Act?

Frontier,  5 years free land if you stay 

Do you remember the old regions?

100

Name 5 states & capitals of the NE.

Ten to pick from ... 

200

What 2 important documents were written to help the colonists of the NE gain freedom? 

Declaration 

Constitution 

300

Name 3 states on the Gulf of Mexico in the SE.

Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana 

400

What is the name of the pass through the Appalachian Mts.? Who found it?

Cumberland Gap

Daniel Boone 

500

What was the Missouri Compromise?

Henry Clay 

11 states /11 states 

Missouri and Maine