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