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1. 
The Dakota Territory lasted for _____ years.
A.
15
B.
28
C.
48
D.
20
2. 
A territory needed to have ______ people to apply for statehood.
A.
60,000
B.
16,000
C.
6,000
D.
160,000
3. 
South Dakota became a state in 1889, thanks mainly to about _____ men.
A.
150
B.
20
C.
350
D.
200
4. 
On November 2, 1889 South Dakota became the _____ state.
A.
39th
B.
45th
C.
35th
D.
40th
5. 
Also in 1889, _________________________________acres of reservation land were transferred to the United States government.
A.
19,000,000
B.
910,000
C.
9,000,000
D.
90,000
6. 
About _____ Indian men, women, and children were killed at Wounded Knee Creek.
A.
225
B.
300
C.
30
D.
130
7. 
Who became known as the “father of statehood”?
A.
Benjamin Harrison
B.
Arthur Mellette
C.
Peter Norbeck
D.
Dr. Joseph Ward
8. 
Who was South Dakota’s first governor?
A.
Arthur Mellette
B.
Richard Pettigrew
C.
Benjamin Harrison
D.
William Jayne
9. 
Who was the president when South Dakota became a state?
A.
Abraham Lincolm
B.
Theodore Roosevelt
C.
Benjamin Harrison
D.
Thomas Jefferson
10. 
What was the law called that made South Dakota a state?
A.
Statehood Bill
B.
Omnibus Bill
C.
Dakotas Bill
D.
Bill of 1889
11. 
On what date did South Dakota officially become a state?
A.
December 1, 1889
B.
November 24, 1877
C.
November 2, 1889
D.
October 16, 1889
12. 
What two towns really wanted to be the state capital?
A.
Huron and Pierre
B.
Huron and Aberdeen
C.
Pierre and Brookings
D.
Rapid City and Watertown
13. 
A constitutional convention met in Pierre in July of 1889 to plan for statehood.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
14. 
Growth of population and towns gave a boost to statehood.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
15. 
Richard Pettigrew became one of South Dakota's first two senators.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
16. 
Women were very involved in the drive for statehood.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
17. 
Democrats in Congress had blocked South Dakota's statehood.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
18. 
The Omnibus Bill included South Dakota, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Iowa.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
19. 
Susan B. Anthony came to South Dakota to support women's suffrage.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
20. 
By the middle of 1890 many Indians were doing the Ghost Dance in South Dakota.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
21. 
Wounded Knee showed that there was much misunderstanding between the Indians and whites.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
22. 
Minnesota became a state the same year as South Dakota.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
23. 
For many years Native Americans depended upon farming for their survival.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
24. 
Wovoka was a Paiute Indian who promised the buffalo would return and taught the Ghost Dance.
A.
TRUE
B.
FALSE
25. 
Who was in charge of public education in Dakota Territory?
A.
Joseph Ward
B.
Arthur Mellette
C.
William Henry Harrison Beadle
D.
Benjamin Harrison