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COOLHISTORYFORUPPERMIDDLES

BiblioPlan,Year4,Week8:COMPANION/BIBLEREADINGS/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP

1. WhatwasthepurposeofthePonyExpress? 2. ListthequalificationsofaPonyExpressrider.

3. Whatwerewagonways? 4. WhatsectionoftheTranscontinentalRailroaddidtheCentralPacificCompanybuild? 5. WhatsectionoftheTranscontinentalRailroaddidtheUnionPacificCompanybuild? 6. FromwhatforeignnationdidmanyoftheCentralPacificCompanystracklaborerscome? 7. WhydidtheAmericansettlerswanttoeliminatethebuffalo?

8. NamefourconditionsthatAmericansettlershadtomeetinordertoclaimlandundertheHomesteadAct.

9. Whatisasquatter? 10. WhoweretheSooners? 11. Whattypeofwagonscarriedcattlemensequipmentandsuppliesoncattledrives? 12. WhatdisputecausedtheFenceCuttingWar?

13. WhatfourtimezonesdividetheUnitedStates? 14. WhydidsomeBritishtimepieceshavetwominutehands? 15. AccordingtoThomasEdison,whatwasthesecretofhissuccess?

16. WhatisthecapitalofArkansas?WhatisArkansastwoletterabbreviation? 17. WhatstatesborderArkansas? 18. ForhowlongwasJamesGarfieldpresident? 19. WhoshotPresidentGarfield,andwhy?

20. WhatimportantlawdidPresidentChesterArthursigninreactiontotheassassinationofPresidentGarfield? Whatdidthislawdo? BONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY NikolaiTesla,theelectricalengineerwhodefeated ThomasEdisonintheWaroftheCurrents,wentonto buildafamoustoweronLongIsland,NewYork.What wasthistower'sname,andwhatwasitspurpose?Who financedTesla'stowerprojectatfirst?Didtheproject succeed?

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