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Western History
Chapter 1 – 3 Montana History / Chapter 1 Helena an Illustrated History Test
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1. Name the 4 men that discovered Last Chance Gulch.
A. ___________________________ C. ___________________________
B. ___________________________ D. ___________________________
2. When did Helena hold its first town meeting ?
A. October 30, 1864 C. February 24, 1869
B. November 1, 1865 D. March 5, 1864
3. During the first town meeting Helena received it name by secret ballot. Where was
this meeting held?
A. The residence of John Cowan
B. The residence of D.J. Miller
C. The residence of Captain George Wood
4. When was the First National Bank built in Helena?
A. 1868 C. 1883
B. 1894 D. 1884
5. During the years of 1865 and 1866 Reginald Stanley and his partners mine produce
hundreds of thousands of dollars in gold. They employed as many as seventy men
during this time. What were the daily wages paid to these men?
A. $10 to $15 a day C. $10 to $ 20 a day
B. $6 to 10 a day D. $6 to $8 a day
6. The name giving to the 4 men that discovered the gold strike at Last Chance Gulch was?
A. The Big Four B. The Four Georgians’ C. The Copper King
7. Who preached the first religious sermons of Helena?
A. Reverend E.T. Mclaughlin
B. Reverend A. M. Hough
8. What was the name of Helena’s first Newspaper?
A. The Radiator C. The Montana Post
B. Weekly Herald D. Rocky Mountain Gazette
9. Do to the lack of water in the gulch area Helena residence constructed a ditch running from
Ten mile to the discovery area. What was the name of the water ditch that skirted the base of
Mount Helena?
A. Yaw Yaw Ditch C. The Mount Helena Ditch
B. The Helena Reserve D. The Holter Ditch
10. In order to transport gold from Helena to Fort Benton there had to be a road constructed
through Wolf Creek Canyon. Who were the men that acquired the toll road from Malcom
Clarke and E. Lewis in 1866 and built this historic road.
A. King and Gillette
B. Hauser and Wall
C. Potter and Sherman
11. Who was Helena’s first postmaster?
A. Sam Hauser C. Malcom Clarke
B. John Potter D. Bob King
12. Who claimed to be the first black man to work as a stonemason west of the Mississippi and
resided in Helena?
A. Jon Sheridan C. Jeff Thompson
B. Bob Stanley D. Denny McCall
13. Uncle Johnny Thornburn was one of Helena’s first entrepreneurs. What did he sell at his
place of business?
A. Flowers and canaries C. Mining supplies
B. Tobacco and rice D. Cooking products
14. Helena had a famous hanging tree that was chopped down by a well-meaning Methodist
minister named Reverend Shippen. Which gulch was this tree located?
A. Dry Gulch C. Colorado Gulch
B. Alder Gulch D. Last Chance Gulch
15. What did famous vigilante, deputy sheriff, US Marshall John Xavier Beidler die of?
A. Small Pox
B. Cholera
C. Measles
D. Pneumonia
16. What Native American Tribes were involved in the Sand Creek Massacre?
A. Arapaho, Cheyenne C. Blackfeet, Crow
B. Sioux, Apache D. Crow, Sioux
17. How many Native American old men, women, and children died in the Sand Creek
Massacre?
A. 186 C. 140
B. 137 D. 165
18. The Sand Creek Massacre took place
A. November 29, 1864 C. January 16, 1869
B. September 3, 1846 D. February 24, 1869
19. How many glacial periods did Montana have?
A. 2
B. 5
C. 3
D. 4
20. What is an Atlatl?
A. A tool used to skin animals
B. A tool used to catch fish
C. A tool used to throw a spear
D. A tool used as a hammer
21. Who was elected President in 1800?
A. Jefferson
B. Grant
C. Taft
D. Nixon
22. Who was the French Jesuit Priest that came to Montana to work with the Flathead Indians?
A. John Mullen C. De Smet
B. Chouteau D. Manuel Lisa
23. Which of the following men are known for developing the "Rendezvous" trapping system in
the 1820's?
A. Manuel Lisa, Marcus Daly C. Chouteau, Lewis
B. William Ashley, Andrew Henry D. John Mullen, Scott Bishop
24. Who was appointed the task of surveying and building a road for wagons and a railroad
through the Rockies from Fort Benton to Washington and Oregon?
A. John Mullen C. David Thompson
B. William Ashley D. Manuel Lisa
25. James Stuart and his brother Granville Stuart were the first to find the first true gold rush in
Montana, it was located at
A. Last Chance Gulch. C. Keller Gulch
B. Gold Creek. D. Ten Mile Creek
26. May 26, 1863 gold was discovered in Alder Gulch the result was
A. Silver City C. Anaconda Montana
B. Butte Montana D. Virginia City
27. The "Four Georgians" were
A. Cowan, Stanely, Crab, Miller
B. Crab, Daly, Miller, Stuart
C. Cowan, Crab, Miller, Stuart
D. Plummer, Daly, Stuart, Cleveland
28. Who was the sheriff of Bannok during the time of the Road Agent Gang?
A. W. A. Clark C. Henry Plummer
B. James Stuart D. Thomas Cowan
29. Who was the Irish immigrant that discovered the richest copper site in the nation in 1882,
owned the Anaconda Mine, built a copper smelter, managed the Alice Mine in Butte and
became a "Copper King"?
A. Henry Plummer C. Marcus Daly
B. W. A. Clark D. Thomas Cowan
30. How many residents were in Butte by 1890?
A. 45,000 C. 25,000
B. 35,000 D. 55,000
31. In what year did Montana become a state?
A. 1900 C. 1869
B. 1889 D. 1884
32. In what year did the Montana Territorial Legislature pass a statute that forbid Chinese
immigrants from owning mining property.
A. 1872 C. 1862
B. 1882 D. 1892
33. In what year did the Montana Legislature vote that the law forbidding Chinese citizens from
owning mining property was unconstitutional?
A. 1874 C. 1864
B. 1884 D. 1894
34. Who was Thomas J. Dimsdale?
A. Owner of the Alice Mine and one of the "Copper Kings".
B. The leader of the Vigilantes that hung the Plummer Gang.
C. The editor and owner of the Independent Record.
D. The editor of Montana's first newspaper the Montana Post Standard.
35. When was Henry Plummer hung?
A. December 15, 1864 C. January 10, 1864
B. February 24, 1869 D. April 3, 1875
36. In what year did Helena become the Capital of Montana?
A. 1914 C. 1894
B. 1875 D. 1881
37. Which early American President made Montana a Territory?
A. Lincoln C. Cleveland
B. Grant D. Taft
38. When did the Northern Pacific Railroad reach Helena?
A. 1883 C. 1885
B. 1884 D. 1886
39. What was the month and year that the Montana Stock Growers Association was organized?
A. February, 1878
B. July, 1884
C. March, 1864
D. April 1840
40. When did Montana give women the right to vote?
A. 1894
B. 1910
C. 1899
D. 1914
41. Who was Montana's last territorial governor?
A. Sam Hauser
B. Benjamin F. White
C. Thomas H. Carter
D. William A. Clark
42. What was the month, day, and year that Montana became a state?
A. September 7, 1889
B. October 1, 1889
C. November 8, 1889
D. January 18, 1889