Indiana State Daily Week 23

MONDAY

Indiana's state river is the Wabash River.  The Wabash begins in Ohio and flows west and south along the entire state of Indiana.  "Wabash" in the Indian word for limestone, which is the state rock!  The Wabash River was important to Indiana settlers, and is the subject of the Indiana state song!

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Indiana's state river begins in Ohio. Is Ohio north or east of Indiana? (use your U.S. map)

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"Wabash" is the Indian word for:

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How do you think the Wabash river was important in settling Indiana?

TUESDAY

The National Road was Indiana's first interstate highway.  It was also known as the Cumberland Road.  The 600 mile road ran from Vandalia, Illinois to Cumberland, Maryland.  It took 30 years to build.  U.S. Rout 40 now follows the path of the National Road. 

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What was Indiana's first interstate highway?

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If National Road ran from Illinois to Maryland, in which direction did it go? (use your U.S. map to help)

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An interstate allows you to travel from

WEDNESDAY

Indiana Indians had no immunity (defense) against diseases that white explorers, colonists, and settlers brought to their lands.  Diseases like smallpox, measles, and tuberculosis were deadly to Indiana Indians.  Sometimes these diseases killed all the members of a tribe. 

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White man introduced deadly diseaes to Indiana Indians.

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Indiana Indians were able to fight off the diseases carried by white man.

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Name a disease that was deadly to Indiana Native Americans.

THURSDAY

Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. is a famous Indiana author.  His best-known book is "Slaughterhouse Five,"  which tells the story of a soldier in World War II.  Many of Kurt's books are set in Indianapolis, where he was born in 1922.  Kurt served in the Army during World War II and worked as a police reporter in Chicago after the war. 

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What Indiana city was the setting for many of Kurt's books?

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Kurt was a soldier in World War II. How do you think that helped him write a book about a soldier?

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Indiana's state river begins in Ohio. Is Ohio north or east of Indiana? (use your U.S. map)

"Wabash" is the Indian word for:

How do you think the Wabash river was important in settling Indiana?

What was Indiana's first interstate highway?

If National Road ran from Illinois to Maryland, in which direction did it go? (use your U.S. map to help)

An interstate allows you to travel from

White man introduced deadly diseaes to Indiana Indians.

Indiana Indians were able to fight off the diseases carried by white man.

Name a disease that was deadly to Indiana Native Americans.

What Indiana city was the setting for many of Kurt's books?

Kurt was a soldier in World War II. How do you think that helped him write a book about a soldier?

Does a reporter write fact or fiction?