G3A - Lesson 10 (Reading comp) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 10 Public

A Mountain of History /

Study Slideshow

p95 - How many people visit Mount Rushmore each year. Why?

Millions of people. Because 4 presidents have been carved into the mountian. It is a monument, landmark and national treasure.

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p95 - Who designed it and when?

Gutzon Borglum. 80 years ago (or more now as construction began in 1927)

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p95 - Whose 4 faces are on it and why?

Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt. They stand for the first 150 years of American history.

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p96 - How did they make the sculptures?

They blasted away the rock, then they used tools to carve the faces.

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p96 - How many people took how long to make it?

400 over 14 years.

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p96 - How big are the sculptures?

Really big, about the size of a 6-floor building.

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p97 - Who lived in Mount Rushmore before they made the park?

Native Americans

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p96 - What also was built there and why?

A Native American Heritage Village, to learn about their history.

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p96 - What is in the Native American Heritage Village?

Tepees, traces of their life from long ago.

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p96 - When do most people visit Mount Rushmore? Why?

In the summer. To learn about their nation's history.

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