The Indiana state government is divided into three branches. They are the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. The legislative branch makes the laws. The executive branch enforces the laws. The judicial branch interprets the laws.
Question 1
1.
Match the branch of government to what it does. (Only use each branch 1 time)
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
interprets the laws
makes the laws
enforces the laws
Tuesday
Indiana's Till Plains region is found in the central part of the state. It is characterized by fertile, rolling plains with deposits of sand, gravel, and limestone.
Question 2
2.
Which city is found within the Till Plains region. Use the maps above for help.
Question 3
3.
"Fertile" means able to grow. Do you think the Till Plains region is a good place to grow things? Why or why not?
Wednesday
The U.S. government passed a law in 1830 that said all Native American groups had to move to reservations west of the Mississippi River. In 1838, more than 800 of Indiana's Potawatomi Indians were rounded up by federal troops and led on a 900-mile march to a reservation in Kansas. About 150 Potawatomis died on journey now known as the Trail of Death.
The trail began at Twin Lakes in Indiana and went to the reservation in Osawatomie, Kansas.
Question 4
4.
Who told Native Americans that they had to move west of the Mississippi River?
Question 5
5.
The Potawatomi Indians were being moved to a reservation in what U.S. state?
Thursday
William Henry Harrison was our nation's ninth president. He was inaugurated (sworn into office) in 1840 and became the first president to die in office- after only 30 days! Harrison was governor of Indiana while it was still a territory, from 1800-1812. He was famous for defeating the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.
Question 6
6.
Put the following events in the correct order. The first event should be on top.
William Henry Harrison defeats the Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe
William Henry Harrison becomes our nation's ninth president
William Henry Harrison becomes governor of the Territory of Indiana
