MULTIPLE CHOICE Be Prepared to Answer the Following Questions Given 4 Choices
STUDY GUIDE
Chapter 9: People of the Midwest
MULTIPLE CHOICE – Be prepared to answer the following questions given 4 choices.
LESSON 1: The Ojibwa (Pg. 256- 259)
1.Describe the early Ojibwa way of life.
(1) They used birch bark canoes for transportation.
(2)The hunted for food and traveled to find it
(3)They grew only a small amount of vegetables
2.Describe the modern Ojibwa way of life.
(1) They live on reservations in the Great Lakes Region
(2) Most work in the surrounding cities
(3) Many have left the region in search of jobs
3What do the Ojibwa people of today have in common with the early Ojibwa?
Some live in the Midwest Region and they still hunt, fish, and live there.
LESSON 2:The Fur Trade (Pg. 264 – 266)
4Name the major Midwestern cites that began as forts or trading posts.
Chicago & Sault St. Marie
5.What are the effects of fur trading on the Midwest (3)?
(1) Tradingposts developed
(2) Native Americans settled at the forts and began to farm and sell crops
(3) Communities and major cities began to grow
LESSON 3: Building Farms (Pg. 270 - 275)
6.What did the Midwestern pioneers do when they first arrived in the Midwest?
(1) started farms(2)built sod houses
(3)rushed to claim land (4) improved farm equipment
- What was a disadvantage to building a house out of sod?
Small and hard to keep clean
- What problem did John Deere help Midwest farmers solve?
the tough prairie sod was hard to plow
9. Describe what can happen to farmland in the times of drought.
The soil could turn to dust and blow away
LESSON 4: Hub of the Nation (Pg. 276 - 283)
10.What is Cahokia?
A key trading center in the Midwest, a meeting place for many cultures,
11.Why did Thomas Jefferson want a water route to the west?
To expand trade
12.What were the accomplishments of Lewis and Clark?
(1) They went in search of a water route from Midwest to the Pacific Ocean
(2)They set out on their expedition from an area in St. Louis
(3)They asked Native Americans to trade with pioneers
13. How did the steamboats help farmers in the early 1800’s?
They could ship their grain by boat to markets in St. Louis
14. What are the advantages of shipping by rail instead of by steamboat?
Rail lines could be built almost anywhere
15. When was construction of the interstate highway system started?
1950’s
SHORT ANSWER – Be able to answer the following questions in complete sentences.
16. 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.
17.How is the Ojibwa way of life today similar to their early way of life? How is it different? Many Ojibwa still live in the northern Great Lakes region. Some still hunt and fish and make traditional crafts. Some live on reservations. Many have left the reservations to live and work in cities.
18.What are two details to support the following main idea?
Midwestern farmhouses in the 1800s were small and simple.
They usually had only one room. Many were log cabins or made of sod.
19.What inventions and developments helped the Midwest to become a hub of transportation and trade? Explain. 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.
20.What type of person might choose to be an early explorer, like Louis Jolliet or William Clark? What character traits do you think would be important to an explorer? Why? Answers should reflect an understanding of early explorers, the conditions under which they explored, and traits suited for rugged and dangerous environments.