Seaway Group

1. How were the Great Lakes formed? (1 mark)
by volcanic eruptions
by wind and water erosion
by engineers who designed
by melting glaciers
2. What the engineers to build a smooth transition between the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean? (1 mark)
barges and waterways on the St. Lawrence
canals and locks of the Seaway St. Lawrence
locks and canals on the Illinois River
The bridges over the Chicago River
3. Why was it important to link the Great Lakes with the Mississippi? (1 mark)
The transport of goods by water is very fast.
Goods can be shipped by rail at low cost.
The transport of goods by truck is very slow.
Goods can be shipped by water at low cost.
4. How different are the Badlands in the same region there are millions of years from now? (1 mark)
Today, the rivers flow into a lush, near the green plain Badlands.
Today, the climate of the Badlands is hot and humid.
Today, the Badlands are made of dry hills and steep cliffs.
Today the area is surrounded by fields full of trees.
5. Which of these is no reason why Great Plains farmers are able to grow corn and soybeans? (1 mark)
The soil is rich and deep.
It often rains there.
Farmers irrigate the land.
The growing season is long.
6. How Ojibwa culture changed since the 1600s? (1 mark)
Today, many Ojibwa hunting to earn a living.
Today, many fish Ojibwa living.
Today, some Ojibwe living on reservations.
Today, many Ojibwa living near the Great Lakes.
7. What are the major midwestern city began as a trading post of Jean Baptiste Pointe du Sable? (1 mark)
Chicago
Detroit
Sault Ste Marie
Green Bay
8. Who is not a cause of land rushes in the Midwest in the 1800s? (1 mark)
Thousands of settlers wanted to move there to start farms.
Years of suffering has weakened many Native American groups.
Farmers overexploited land and it turned to dust.
European settlers have continued pushing west.
9. Which of these has been a positive development of early agriculture in the Midwest? (1 mark)
Because of drought and overuse of land, soil dust and many farms have failed.
John Deere has a new steel plow in to turn grasslands into farmland much easier.
The colonists had to cut down trees and digging up the stumps to specific areas for agriculture.
Many farmers lived in houses made of earth or grass, roots, and dirt from the top layer of soil.
10. Which city did President Jefferson Hope was to become the gateway to the West? (1 mark)
St. Louis
Chicago
Minneapolis
Green Bay
11. This was not an objective of the expedition of Lewis and Clark? (1 mark)
develop the fur trade
find a river flowing into the Pacific Ocean
Learn more about the land and peoples of the West
find a waterway to the Atlantic Ocean
12. What means of transport has not helped the Midwest become a hub of the nation? (1 mark)
highways
planes
Steamboats
Railways
13. Solve problems - Suppose you're an early French trapper in the Midwest. What types of problems you are having moved there? How would you solve these problems? (4 points)

14. Fact and Opinion - What opinions do you have on the Midwest? Would you live there? Do you think it is an important region of our country? Write two statements of opinion and two facts about the Midwest. (4 points)

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