Lewiston Unit Test

Lewiston Unit Test

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  1. The Abernaki Nation was made up of

    Penobscot Indians
    Aroostook Indians
    Androscoggin Indians
    all of the above

  2. Indian longhouse built of saplings and covered with birch bark were called

    wickups
    teepees
    cabins
    all of the above

  3. Round one-room homes built by indians were called

    domes
    tents
    wigwams
    all of the above

  4. The only two Indian Tribes remaining in Maine are

    the Washington and Powhaton Indians
    the Penobscot and the Passamaquoddy Indians
    the Aroostook and the Sioux Indains
    the Shaw and the Shop and Save

  5. The artist who painted the murals of Lewiston's history that can be found at the Fleet Bank on Park Street.

    Dean Cornwell
    Bill Clinton
    Paul Hildreth
    Thomas Thumb

  6. Lewiston's first settler Paul Hildreth was

    a taxi driver
    a ferry boat operator
    a shoe maker

    all of the above

  7. The 129 ft. dome that rises above Main Street is

    Mt. Katadin
    Mt. Washington
    Mt. St. Helene
    Mt. David

  8. Lewiston began to grow into a large community after

    the ferry was built.
    after the railroads came into Lewiston.
    after the space shuttle landed in Lewiston.
    after the Stanley Steamer was built in Lewiston.

  9. L.J. Harris built the first_______on the banks of the Androscoggin in Lewiston.

    sawmill
    fulling mill
    shoeshop
    supermarket

  10. Lewiston became a city in

    1961
    1999
    1805
    1861

  11. The Androscoggin River was very important to the

    industrial growth and development of Lewiston.
    fishing industry.
    Pepsi Plant.
    astronauts in space.

  12. The goal of the Lewiston Water Power Company was to

    dig canals.
    make cotton bedspreads.
    produce power at the Lewiston Falls.
    have white water rafting.

  13. A very important person in Lewiston's history who was responsible for the city's "Golden Age" in the textile industry.

    Benjamin Bates.
    Bill Cosby
    Al Gore
    Mickey Mouse

  14. The Irish immigrants lived in communities often called

    slums
    Little Canada
    patches
    hoods

  15. The group of immigrants that came in the greatest number to work in the textile mills.

    French Canadians
    Irish
    Polish
    Spanish

  16. Who could be called the "city fathers" elected to protect and help Lewiston grow as a community?

    the Mayor
    the City Administrator
    the mayor and the seven Aldermen
    all of the above


  17. What link would you use to find out about our ancestors?

    History
    Arts and Celebration
    Geography

  18. What link would you use to find about the Balloon Festival?

    Industry
    Transportation
    Arts & Celebration
    Lewiston's Legend

  19. What link would you use to learn about the Stanley Steamer?

    Martel School
    Indians
    Comments
    Transportation

  1. Essay: What is the "ABC's of Lewiston" about? What new line would you add to the poem?


  2. Essay: Who do you think did the most to help Lewiston become the city that it is today? Explain your answer.

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