Social Studies Ch. 7 & 8
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Kiley Brisby
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Social Studies Ch. 7 & 8
Life in the Territory
Settling in Nebraska
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Chapter 7 vocabulary
plantation
slavery
territory
Underground Railroad
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Opening the Land for Settlement
Many people thought Nebraska should become a territory. A territory is ruled by leaders sent by the national government.
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Multiple Select
What were the three reasons to make Nebraska a territory? Choose all that apply
settlers would be allowed to move to Nebraska
people could fight slavery
the United States would set up a government and buy land from Native Americans
railroad companies could use the land to build a railroad track from East to the West
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Multiple Choice
The Kansas-Nebraska act created two territories and allowed them each to decide whether their territory would allow slavery or not.
True or False?
True
False
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Fill in the Blanks
The ________ ________ was a secret system of safe homes and hiding places to help slaves escape.
Type answer...
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Chapter 7 vocabulary
freight
telegraph
communication
transportation
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Building the Territory
As more people began settling in the Nebraska Territory, the growing towns needed to make money. People needed to make a living. Better transportation and communication was needed for this to happen.
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Multiple Select
Freighting companies carried supplies to the small towns along the trails. What mode of transportation was used to carry these supplies in the early years of the Nebraska Territory before the railraod? (3 possible answers)
freight trains
stagecoaches
wagons (pulled by oxen, horse or mule)
semi-trucks
steamboats
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Multiple Choice
The Pony Express company was a system to carry mail by horseback across the country. What was the reason that the Pony Express station was not around too long?
People stopped writing letters to each other.
The weather was too dangerous for the riders.
New inventions like the telegraph helped to speed up communication.
Pony Express riders demanded to be paid more money.
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Open Ended
The railroad changed the way that many people dealt with transportation and communication. Write to explain at least 2 reasons/ways that the railroad made life easier.
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Chapter 8 vocabulary
homesteader
immigrant
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Settling in Nebraska
New settlers continued to come to Nebraska have a new life in the plains. These homesteaders built homes of sod and other materials. They also worked off the land and built a rich heritage that is important to our state's history.
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Multiple Select
The Homestead Act provided the following:
water for the settlers
160 acres of land
crops and farm animals
education for children
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Multiple Select
For a homesteader to claim the land from the Homestead Act they were required to:
(choose all that apply)
work on their land for at least 5 years
be 21 years or older
start a business
build a house
ride the railroad across Nebraska
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Chapter 8 vocabulary
sod buster
slate
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Fill in the Blanks
Nebraska marble is also called
Type answer...
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Multiple Select
Families on homesteads had to do the following jobs:
(choose all that apply)
build a home
tend a garden or gather wild plants
make clothing
washing
help build the railroad
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Fill in the Blanks
Students in early Nebraska had to write their lessons on
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Social Studies Ch. 7 & 8
Life in the Territory
Settling in Nebraska
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