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Nebraska,21,4
\Nebraska was admitted to the Union as the ... State?\
37
48
42
35
\In which geographic region is Nebraska located?\
Midwest
South West
Mountain
Great Lakes
\What is the capital city of Nebraska?\
Lincoln
Pierre
Omaha
Lexington
\When did Nebraska become a state?\
1867
1803
1823
1848
\Nebraska is ranked # ... in population?\
36
42
48
40
\Nebraska is ranked # ... in total area?\
15
36
32
24
\What is the State Nickname for Nebraska?\
Cornhusker
Prairie
Show Me
Land of Lincoln
\Which of the following is NOT a state symbol for Nebraska?\
Quail
Western Meadowlark
Goldenrod
Cottonwood
\When was Nebraska organized as a territory?\
1854
1803
1868
1878
\Who was the first European to visit/explore Nebraska?\
the Mallet brothers
Lewis and Clark
Zebulon M. Pike
Vasquez de Coronado
\In the 18th century and later what attracted early visitors?\
fur
gold
oil
land
\Who explored Nebraska in 1806?\
Zebulon M. Pike
Major Long
Hunt
Clark
\A trading camp become a permanent army post in 1820 called ...?\
Fort Atkinson
Omaha Fort
Fort Alliance
Fort Kearney
\Why was the first army fort built?\
to discourage British interest
to protect settlers from the Indians
to protect the Platte River
to provide help to travelers on the Mormon and Oregon trails
\What was the first (1823) permanent settlement?\
Bellevue
Omaha
Nebraska City
Fremont
\In 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act provided for ...?\
the organization of the Nebraska Territory
Statehood for Kansas and Nebraska
the cessation of the two states from the Union
the establishment of Indian reservations and forts
\The Homestead Act of 1863 allowed potential settlers to ...?\
claim 160 acres of free land
buy as much land as they wished in Nebraska
purchase land from the Indians
fight Indians for the land they wanted
\In 1867, the ... was completed improving transportation?\
Union Pacific
Pony Express
Missouri Transportation Co.
Oregon Trail
\The cost of railroad construction was offset by federal ...?\
grants of land
government railroad bonds
use of slave (Indian and Black) labor
sale to Europeans of Indian land
\What was the Kinkaid Act (1904)?\
increased the size of homesteads
provided for Indian Reservations
funded the development of the railroads
provided funds for advertising land in Europe
\Which President signed the Statehood proclamation?\
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Warren Harding
James A. Garfield