Social Studies Review for Establishing Nebraska Chapters 10-13.
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Transcript of Social Studies Review for Establishing Nebraska Chapters 10-13.
Social Studies Review for Establishing Nebraska
Chapters 10-13
Why did ranchers use brands?
To protect their families
To fence in their cattle
To mark their cattle
To help sell their crops
Why was the invention of the
windmill important in the 1800s?
Farmers and ranchers used them to kill grasshoppersNebraskans made money selling them to farmers
People pumped water for their land, family, and gardensThey kept land cool during hot summers
Why was Lancaster chosen for Nebraska’s capital
instead of Yankee Hill, Omaha, or Ashland?
The railroad was at Lancaster
Lancaster had rich farm soil
Salt was available in LancasterLancaster was located along a river
What change did the Populist Party want to
see?
higher taxes for businesses
school for all children
higher shipping costs
less money for farmers
What allowed Nebraskans to show the
accomplishments of their state?
Trans-Mississippi Exposition
Chautauqua Movement
Reclamation Act
Nebraska World’s Fair
What was the purpose of the Orphan Train?
to allow orphans to visit relatives
to bring orphans from the East for families to adopt
to help orphans find their birth parents
to create a secret escape route for orphans
What did Mari Sandoz and Bess Streeter
Aldrich write about?
Nebraska’s Hall of Fame
United States Presidents
Nebraska’s heritage
Union Pacific Railroads
What fits in the same category as blizzards,
hailstorms, and tornadoes?
floods
wind power
deserts
rain forests
Why is tourism important to Nebraska?
It helps Nebraska’s economy grow.
It increases Nebraska’s population.
It creates a monopoly in Nebraska.
It affects supply and demand in Nebraska.
What describes import?
sending goods out of a state or countryselling goods in a state or country
making goods in a state or country
bringing goods into a state or country
Which crops are most commonly exported
from Nebraska?
apples, cotton, and tobacco
beef, corn, and soybeans
peaches, hay, and coffee
wheat, tomatoes, and strawberries
Why might a refugee come to Nebraska
today?
for safety and jobs
for gold and copper mining
for tourist attractions
for free land