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Which statement correctly connects a South Dakota landmark with what it represents culturally?

A
Homestake Mine is the state capitol building in Pierre.
B
Crazy Horse Memorial honors a Lakota leader and reflects Indigenous storytelling and pride.
C
Mount Rushmore honors a Lakota leader and is still being carved today.
D
Wind Cave features carved faces of four presidents on a granite cliff.
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Study the labeled map of South Dakota reservations. Open image in full-screen view Which option correctly identifies the reservation in each location, in the same order given below: Northeast corner • North-central along the North Dakota border • Southwest

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Sisseton-Wahpeton • Standing Rock • Oglala (Pine Ridge)
B
Standing Rock • Sisseton-Wahpeton • Oglala (Pine Ridge)
C
Sisseton-Wahpeton • Cheyenne River • Oglala (Pine Ridge)
D
Flandreau Santee Sioux • Standing Rock • Rosebud
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Which description most accurately captures the geographic features and cultural significance of the Black Hills region in South Dakota?

A
A forested mountain range that includes national monuments representing both U.S. presidents and Indigenous history
B
A river valley formed by the Missouri and James Rivers near the southeastern border
C
A flat prairie in the eastern part of the state, primarily used for agriculture
D
A region of dry, eroded terrain located in the northeastern corner of the state
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Why did geography influence the lifeways of the Oceti Sakowin in the Plains?

A
Coastal tides supported shellfish farms for long-distance sea trade.
B
Plains seasons and bison migrations guided movement, resource use, and trade.
C
Mountain glaciers created shipping routes to deep-sea ports.
D
Tropical rainforests supplied most trade goods and foods.
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Which two South Dakota cities developed near major rivers that supported trade and settlement?

A
Aberdeen and Rapid City
B
Mitchell and Watertown
C
Spearfish and Yankton
D
Pierre and Sioux Falls
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A settler in 1865 moves west, hoping to start a farm, but cannot afford to buy land. Which federal law would allow this person to claim free land by living on and improving it?

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Morrill Act - gave land to states to build agricultural colleges
B
Homestead Act - allowed settlers to claim land by living on and farming it
C
Railroad Grant Act - gave land directly to railroad companies
D
Preemption Act - let settlers buy land only after they improved it

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