Nebraska Social Studies Review

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Across
  1. 2. People that came to Nebraska for land were called __________. (Page 150)
  2. 4. A ______ is a type of natural feature, like a bluff or a river (Page 21)
  3. 10. The _______ Purchase doubled the size of our young country! (Page 97)
  4. 11. The _________ Railroad was a way for many slaves to escape to freedom (Page 133)
  5. 12. Nebraska became a state on ________ 1, 1867.
  6. 13. This type of map shows what the land is like (Page 17)
  7. 16. One thing that changed the way Native Americans lived was ______, which they would ride to hunt and travel. (Page 68)
  8. 20. To make room for new settlers, Native Americans were forced onto ________. (Page 172)
  9. 22. Sidney is found in the High ______ region of Nebraska (Page 26)
  10. 23. Nebraska's state motto is "________ Before the Law" (Page 250)
  11. 24. The study of land, water, plants, animals, and people (Page 12)
  12. 25. The United States is divided into five _______, or areas that have something in common (Page 22)
  13. 26. Nebraska is the only state in the country with a _________ legislature. (Page 245)
  14. 27. Many people moved to Nebraska from other countries. They are referred to as ________. (Page 153)
  15. 28. A ______ was built across Nebraska to help make travel easier (Page 140)
  16. 29. These resources can disappear if we misuse them (Page 34)
Down
  1. 1. Two inventions that changed Nebraska forever are the barbed wire fence and _________. (Page 206)
  2. 3. In 1929, the United States went into a hard time called the Great _______ (Page 220)
  3. 5. This was the first capital of Nebraska (Page 135)
  4. 6. Many people also went West to try and find _____ in California (Page 122)
  5. 7. One type of renewable resource is called _________, meaning it is electricity that comes from water (Page 36)
  6. 8. Early native american tribes honored the ______ and used every part of the animal (Page 80)
  7. 9. This feature of a map tells you what direction you are heading (Page 18)
  8. 14. Early people in Nebraska developed different _______, or ways of living. (Page 61)
  9. 15. The _______ Trail was a way for many pioneers to move West. (Page 118)
  10. 17. These are resources that will ALWAYS be here, like water, wind, and sun (Page 34)
  11. 18. Before Nebraska was a state, it was called a _________ (Page 130)
  12. 19. This is our current capital today!
  13. 21. Lewis and Clark led an _________ to explore the newly bought land. (Page 98)
  14. 25. The Bill of _______ was added to the Constitution to give us more rights (Page 242)