PEOPLE OF THE MIDWEST REGIONMr. Ball’s 4th grade class

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DOES NOT DESCRIBE THE EARLY OJIBWA WAY OF LIFE?

a. They lived on fertile land and grew most of their vegetables.

b. Birchbark canoes were their main method of transportation.

c. They traveled through the northern Great Lakes region to gather food.

d. They grew only a small amount of vegetables.

WHAT DO THE OJIBWA OF TODAY HAVE IN COMMON WITH THE EARLY OJIBWA?

A. They still live on reservations and travel mainly by birchbark canoe.

b. Many have left the northern Great Lakes region to live in cities.

c. They still live in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and teach others how to work in the cities.

d. They still live, hunt, and fish in the northern Great Lakes region.

FUR TRADING POSTS WERE SET UP ALONG MIDWEST RIVERS AND LAKES FOLLOWING THE ROUTE OF WHICH TWO EXPLORERS?

a. Podlasek and Jolliet

b. Marquette and Chicago

c. Sault St. Marie and Wisconsin

d. Jolliet and Marquette

WHICH TWO MAJOR MIDWESTERN CITIES BEGAN AS FORTS OR TRADING POSTS?

A. Chicago and Sault St. Marie

b. Mackinaw and Green Bay

c. Marquette and Jolliet

d. Minneapolis and Duluth

WHICH IS NOT AN EFFECT OF FUR TRADING ON THE MIDWEST?

a. Trading posts were set up where fur traders settled.

b. People left the Midwest in search of furs.

c. Native Americans settled at the forts to farm and sell crops.

d. Communities and major cities grew around the forts.

WHICH IS NOT SOMETHING THE MIDWESTERN PIONEERS DID WHEN THEY FIRST ARRIVED IN THE MIDWEST?

A. started farms

b. rushed in to claim the land

c. built houses

d. lived peacefully with the Native American groups in the region

WHAT WAS ONE DISADVANTAGE OF HOMES BUILT OUT OF SOD?

A. They were hard to keep clean.

b. They were warm in the winter.

c. They were cool in the summer.

d. They were made of trees.

WHICH PROBLEM DID JOHN DEERE HELP MIDWEST FARMERS SOLVE?

A. There was little water on the prairie.

b. The tough prairie sod was hard to plow.

c. The people had limited access to railroads.

d. There were many tree stumps on the land.

WHAT CAN HAPPEN TO FARMLAND DURING TIMES OF DROUGHT?

A It can become richer and more fertile.

b. It can produce many different crops.

c. It can turn to dust and blow away.

d. It can wash away with the rainfall.

WHICH DOES NOT DESCRIBE CAHOKIA, THE ANCIENT MIDWEST TRADING CENTER?

A. Mounds were used for burial sites and ceremonies.

b. Trade goods could not be shipped to and from there.

c. It was close to the junction of three rivers.

d. It was a meeting place of many cultures.

WHY DID PRESIDENT THOMAS JEFFERSON WANT TO FIND A WATER ROUTE TO THE WEST?

A. to force Native American groups to leave

b. to swim to the Pacific

c. to sail to the Atlantic

d. to expand trade

WHAT IS ONE THING THAT LEWIS AND CLARK DID NOT DO?

A. They went in search of a water route from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean.

b. They discovered an easy water route from the Midwest to the Pacific Ocean.

c. They asked Native Americans to trade with pioneers.

d. They set out on their expedition from an area near St. Louis.

HOW DID STEAMBOATS HELP FARMERS IN THE EARLY 1800S?

A. They could ship their grain by boat to markets in St. Louis.

b. They could raise their cattle on huge steamboats.

c. They could irrigate their land with water from the boats.

d. They could grow crops near the ports where the boats stopped.

WHAT WAS ONE ADVANTAGE OF SHIPPING BY RAIL INSTEAD OF BY STEAMBOAT??

A. Trains could not run along the rails in cold weather.

b. Trains were only built along a waterway.

c. Rail lines could be built almost anywhere.

d. Shipping by rail was slower than by steamboat.

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WHAT DID THE U.S. GOVERNMENT BEGIN TO BUILD IN THE 1950S?

A. Illinois Waterway

b. transcontinental railroad

c. interstate highway system

d. two-lane country roads

HOW DID THE FUR TRADE CHANGE OJIBWA CULTURE?

The Ojibwa began to spend more time trapping and trading. They no longer produced everything they wanted or needed. They were able to trade skins for items they wanted from the Europeans.

WHAT INVENTIONS AND DEVELOPMENTS HELPED THE MIDWEST TO BECOME A HUB OF TRANSPORTATION AND TRADE? EXPLAIN.

Because the Midwest is centrally located, its waterways, rail lines, and highways made it a hub for transportation and trade. The steamboat could carry tons of cargo, turning rivers into major highways. Rail lines connected the Midwest to the entire country. The interstate highway system linked all the states.