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1. 
It took about _____ years for railroads to cover all of East River South Dakota.
A.
5
B.
10
C.
40
D.
160
2. 
The United States government gave _____ acres of free land to homesteaders.
A.
10
B.
40
C.
160
D.
300
3. 
The population of South Dakota in 1880 was _____ people.
A.
329,000
B.
160
C.
30,000
D.
82,000
4. 
In 1890 the population of our state was _____ people.
A.
329,000
B.
160
C.
30,000
D.
82,000
5. 
Laura Ingalls Wilder’s father walked _____ miles to Brookings to file a homestead claim.
A.
10
B.
40
C.
160
D.
300
6. 
In the 1870s herds of about _____ head of cattle grazed around the Black Hills.
A.
3,000
B.
160
C.
30,000
D.
82,000
7. 
There were usually about _____ horses for each cowboy in a roundup crew.
A.
5
B.
10
C.
40
D.
160
8. 
Dakota Territory grew quickly before 1879.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
9. 
The railroad had an important part in the "Great Dakota Boom."
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
10. 
The busiest place in many new towns was the depot.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
11. 
Laura Ingalls Wilder described life in Rapid City in her books.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
12. 
Harvey Dunn became famous for his paintings of Chicago where he went for training.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
13. 
East River South Dakotans were hard working farmers.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
14. 
West River South Dakotans also planted crops to make their living.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
15. 
Ed Lemmon was one of the first South Dakotans in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
16. 
Scotty Philip built up a huge herd of cattle near Fort Pierre.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
17. 
Scotty Philip also helped to save the antelope in South Dakota.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
18. 
Cowboys had an easy life as they cared for the cattle.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
19. 
During the fall, cowboys would brand the newborn calves.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
20. 
The cook was the most important member of a cowboy crew.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
21. 
Agriculture has been an important part of South Dakota's history and will also be important to its future.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
22. 
At the _____ someone could rent a horse and buggy.
A.
railroad
B.
school
C.
livery
D.
church
23. 
The town of Mitchell was named after Alexander Mitchel who ran the ______ Railroad.
A.
New York
B.
Houston
C.
North Western
D.
Milwaukee
24. 
After the Civil War, some men in _____ saw a way to make more money on cattle by bringing them to Kansas.
A.
Texas
B.
Montana
C.
Nebraska
D.
Arizona
25. 
Farmers who planted ten acres of trees could get a 50 acre Tree Claim.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE