Question

1. choose the best answer.

the sioux would not allow the ______ to be desecrated by miners.
○ rocky mountains
○ great plains
○ black hills
○ salt lake

1. choose the best answer.

steam power and ______ power led to the growth of the factories.
○ gas
○ electric
○ wind
○ coal

Explanation:

Question 5

The Sioux (a Native American tribe) considered the Black Hills sacred. Miners' activities would desecrate this sacred land, while the other options (Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Salt Lake) don't have the same sacred significance to the Sioux in this context.

During the industrial growth, steam power and electric power were key energy sources that enabled factory expansion. Gas power was less prominent in early factory growth, wind power was more traditional (not a main driver of factory growth in the same way), and coal is a fuel (not a "power" type in the same context as steam or electric here—electric power is the form that, along with steam, drove factory growth).

Answer:

C. Black Hills

Question 6