Go to Netscape. Click on OPEN and type http://www.galena.org/

Click on Attractions. Click on Galena
Answer the following:
1. What do Native Americans call this land and what does it mean?
2. When was Galena's first trading post built?
3. What types of minerals are found here?
4. What types of industry flourished in this Mississippi River town?
5. What was so special about Galena in the 1850s? How many people lived there?
6. What happened to Galena from 1850 to 1960? What famous general is from here?
7. What is happening to Galena now? How many live there?
Click on Historic Sites and Museums.

8. Pick two of these sites you would go see if here, and summarize what you find.
Click on OPEN. Type in http://www.uncwil.edu/earsci/Dubuque/

9. Who is Julien Dubuque? What did he do?
10. When did he settle there?
11. What Indian Tribes controlled this area?
12. This was a major souce of lead for what war?
13. What was the name of last active mine
14. Click on one of the mines and explain what you found?
15. Do an internet search and find two sites that deal with one topic from Ch. 18. You might search for Minnesota, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Big Woods, New Scandinavia, wheat, etc. As always, give the address, summarize, and relate to class. Send all answers to dangood@gasou.edu
Thanks.