America: The Story of Us - Heartland

What did Abraham Lincoln give a “green light” to, that created a tidal wave of settlement across the great plains and was vital to the expansion of America?

• The Homestead Act

• The Emancipation Proclamation

• The Gettysburg Address

• The Missouri Compromise

The Sierra Nevada Mountain range continues to grow. At what rate are these mountains growing?

• 1 millimeter per year

• 5 millimeters per year

• 10 millimeters per year

• 15 millimeters per year

Who made 23 trips to the western mountain ranges and was influential in plotting a railroad pass through here?

• John C. Frémont

• Lewis and Clark

• Kit Carson

• Jedediah Smith

What type of workers did the railroad engineers bring in to do the most dangerous work, but the least amount of pay?

• Skilled engineers

• Local farmers

• Immigrant laborers

• Business executives

Due to the lack of trees on the plains, many homes were made out of:

• Wood

• Stone

• Sod

• Brick

Many Scandinavian immigrants come to the upper midwest of America for “green gold.” What is green gold?

• Timber

• Gold

• Oil

• Coal

What problem was considered a “river man’s ruin” and also a delay for nearly 20,000 homes being built?

• Flooding

• Drought

• Erosion

• Pollution

Which weapon is commonly associated with cowboys?

• Slingshot

• Knife

• Revolver

• Shotgun

The 7,000 Sioux near Little Bighorn River defeated this leader of the 7th Cavalry.

• George Armstrong Custer

• William Tecumseh Sherman

• Philip Sheridan

• Ulysses S. Grant

Who was instrumental in surveying a path for the railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains?

• “Crazy Judah” or Theodore Judah

• John C. Fremont

• Leland Stanford

• Grenville Dodge