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Native American Wing
Go to the Native American wing and read the introduction before beginning the scavenger hunt.
1. How is the Native Americans’ government similar to the United States government?
2. Name three responsibilities of the clan mother?
3. Why was the League of Five Nations created? Who were the members of the League?
4. When could young boys in the tribe begin hunting with the adults?
5. What crops made up the “Three Sisters”?
6. What did the Native Americans use corn for besides food?
7. What game is still played today that young Native American boys played? What was the game’s original name?
8. What was the quickest way for Iroquois to travel?
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Immigration Wing
1. What were some problems that 3rd class ticket holders encountered on the ships to America?
2. What does the Statue of Liberty represent?
3. When immigrants arrived at the Great Hall, what happened?
4. Ellis Island was closed. How is it used today?
5. Why was the Statue of Liberty given to America? Who gave it to America?
6. The lamp in the statue’s right hand is representative of what?
7. Why did immigrants from the same country live near each other?
8. What is a tenement building?
9. Where did children play in tenement buildings?
10. What was the “Tenement House Act”?
11. What were the conditions like in a sweatshop?
12. What is a seamstress?
13. What contributions did Italians make to American culture?
14. What is a traditional Irish meal?
15. What was important to Jewish immigrants?
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Landmarks Wing
1. What is the purpose of the Capitol Building today?
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What is the largest room in the Capitol Building?
3. What role did Emily Roebling play in the building of the Brooklyn Bridge?
4. What were some of the “firsts” that the Brooklyn Bridge had?
5. Why was the construction of the Empire State Building hard and dangerous?
6. Why was the Empire State Building called the Empire State Building?
7. Why did Dewitt Clinton want to build the Erie Canal?
8. What pulled the boats on the Erie Canal?
9. Who lived in Sunnyside?
10. What was the house originally?
11. Where did Governor Pataki grow up?
12. What town was Governor Pataki mayor of?
13. What year was Governor Pataki elected New York State Governor?
14. What is one job Governor Pataki does as governor?
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People Who Shaped Our State Wing
1. During Susan B. Anthony’s time were men and women paid equally?
2. How did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony contribute to the Women’s Suffrage Movement?
3. Did DeWitt Clinton attend college? If yes, what college did he attend?
4. Name two accomplishments that DeWitt Clinton contributed to New York State?
5. As New York City’s Police Commissioner, what improvements did Theodore Roosevelt make to the police force?
6. In the summer of 1898 why did Theodore Roosevelt return to New York City as a hero?
7. How did Peter Stuyvesant correct the mistakes of the previous governor of New Amsterdam?
8. What was the “Rattle Watch”?