Dinosaur in the News and Trail of Tears Current Events

Delan Chen

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12/2/09

Dinosaur in the News

           Several scientists found three skulls in the northern part of the United States. In 1931, the first skull was found and it was round and large. In 1983, scientists found the second skull was narrower and smaller than the first skull. There were spikes on the back of the second skull. In 2006, the third skull was discovered and it was the smallest skull of the three. There were horns on the skull's snout. Each skull was given a scientific name and the meaning of each name. Which skull had the meaning "dragon king from Hogwarts"?

A.The large and round skull
B. The skull with spikes on the back
C. The skull with horns on the snout

The Trail of Tears

           In 1830, President Andrew Jackson issued the Indian Removal Act which was to relocate the Indians from the east to the west because the settlers wanted more land. There were 5 Indian tribes in the land which the settlers want. They were the Cherokees, Choctaws, Muscogee-Creeks, Seminoles, and the Chickasaws Indians usually known as the "Five Civilized Tribes." The Cherokees Indians were the last to be removed and they were removed in 1838. All the Indian tribes were relocated in the present-day Oklahoma. On the journey from the southern-eastern United States to Oklahoma, four thousand Cherokees had died from starvation, exposure, and diseases. How many Cherokees were there in total during the journey?

A. 12,000

B. 15,000

C. 14,000

Source for Dinosaur in the News: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/49684/title/FOR_KIDS_The_paleontologist_and_the_three_dinosaurs

Source for The Trail of Tears: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trail_of_Tears

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