Midwest Region

Which of the following things was NOT on display at the Chicago World's Fair?

• Giant ferris wheel

• Rocket ship

• Moving sidewalk

• Roman style buldings

Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing was important to the economics of the Midwest because they:

(Choose all correct answers)

• Manufactured electric automobiles

• Sold wagons to the Union Army during the Civil War

• Sold baked goods and breads

• Sold wheelbarrows during the Gold Rush

Bright Eyes was an important historical figure for which of the following reasons?

Choose all of the correct answers.

• She had beautiful eyes.

• She was chief of the Ponca tribe.

• She helped Native Americans fight for fair treatment.

• She spoke out for the rights of her people.

Which of the following statements are true about the Homestead Act?

Choose all of the correct answers.

• Many former slaves set up new homesteads there.

• Settlers had to live on the land for 1 year.

• Settlers had to pay the Native Americans to buy the land.

• It encouraged settlers from the eastern United States to move west.

You can find the Gateway Arch in the Midwest.

• True

• False

You can find the Pacific Ocean in the Midwest.

• True

• False

The Midwest region is bordered by the Great Lakes.

• True

• False

People can visit the Kennedy Space Center and Disney World in the Midwest Region.

• True

• False

Which is something you would most likely see in the Midwest?

• Ocean

• Palm Tree

• Wind Turbine

• Volcano

Whate state is located at number 1

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• South Dakota

• North Dakota