DSQ (Daily State Questions) #4

Seal the Deal! Every state has a state seal. Below is Ohio's state seal. 1. Name three (3) things you see on the Ohio state seal. 2. What is your favorite thing on the seal? Highs and Lows The highest point in Ohio is Campbell Hill near the head waters of Great Miami and Scioto rivers. It is 1,550 feet above sea level. The lowest point is where the Ohio and Miami Rivers meet. It is only 433 feet above sea level. 3. The highest point is _ feet above sea level. 433 1,550 780 4. The lowest point is _ feet above sea level. 433 1,550 780 5. Would you say that Ohio is flat, has lots of mountains, or both? flat has lots of mountains both Home, Sweet Home In 1787, a group of New Englanders called the Ohio Company bought 1.5 million acres of land from Congress. They then posted ads selling the land to other New Englanders. Chillicothe became the first capital of the "eastern part" of Northwest Territory, which is now Ohio. 6. France colonized Ohio. True False 7. Chillicothe is in Ohio. True False 8. New Englanders bought land in the Northwest Territory from the Iroquois Indians. True False Whose Land is it? Celeron de Bienville was a French explorer. In 1749, he planted a series of engraved lead plates along the Ohio River to claim the region for France. However, British fur traders were already working in the area so not many people took his claim seriously. 9. Where was Celeron de Bienville from? England Spain France 10. Where did he plant lead plates? along the Ohio River in Lake Erie in the middle of the state 11. Do you think Celoron de Bienville's claim for France was successful? Why or why not?