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Who wants to be an American West millionaire?
THE EARLY SETTLERS
1. The Mountain Men were the first group of settlers who hunted in the Rocky and Sierra Nevada mountains. What animal did they mostly hunt?
A) Beaver
D) Caribou C) Deer
B) Buffalo
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2. Which of the following words connects the Mountain Men and Pioneers?
A) Mountains
C) Settlement D) Rendezvous
B) Oregon
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3. When did the first group of Pioneers travel west and where did they leave from?
A) 1865, Texas
D) 1839, IndependenceC) 1846, Nauvoo
B) 1848, California
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4. What rush was started in 1848 when James Marshall found something in California?
A) Gold Fever
D) Cattle FeverC) California Fever
B) Oregon Fever
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5. There were problems of law and order in mining towns such as miners stealing land which had already been claimed. What was this act called?
A) Claim Stealing
D) Claim JumpingC) Disclaimer
B) Claim Keeping
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6.
A) Air Hallway
D) Path of Progress C) Trans-Amazon Highway
B) Correct
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7. On which river can the Tucuri Dam be found?
A) Amazon River
D) Rio Tocantis.C) Rio Araguaia
B) Rio Grande
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8. Which of the following has not loaned money to the Great Carajas Project?
A) USA
D) World Bank C) European Commision
B) International Monetary Fund
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9.Which of the following is the largest benefit of the Great Carajas Project?
C) Growth of New Industries
D) Reduce the need for imports
A) Long-Term Employment
B) Settle Foreign Debts
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10. What is the most significant problem caused by the Great Carajas Project?
A) Forced migrationof Indians
D) Deforestation C) Building Dams
B) Mining
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