Study Guide and Review for Mount Rushmore Unit Test

How did Black Hills get its name? Black Hills are actually green, but there are so many buffalo that it makes the hills look black! Who asked Gutson Borglum to be the sculpture? Doane Robinson

What are the names of the four presidents of Mount Rushmore? Abraham Lincoln George Washington Thomas Jefferson Theodore Roosevelt

What was the original idea for the carving on Mount Rushmore before they decided to carve the faces of presidents? The original idea was to carve something Western.

Who designed and sculpted Mount Rushmore?

Gutson Borglum

Who did President Coolidge want to add to the original three presidents planned for Mount Rushmore? Theodore Roosevelt

What state is Mount Rushmore located in?

What kind of rock was Gutson looking for to carve the faces? Granite because it is not too hard and not too soft.

South Dakota

What is honeycombing?

Honeycombing is when you drill lots of holes and then chisel the rest or use dynamite to explode They had to start over because when they the rest. reached the chin and neck part, the rock was not of good enough quality to continue.

Why was Jeffersons face blown off the mountain when it was half finished?

As sculptures, how were Leonardo Da Vinci and Gutson Borglum similar? Similar: -Both were well-known, talented artists. -Both practiced with a small amount of clay first before making large sculptures -Both died before their projects were finished. Different: -Gutson Borglum was only good at sculpting while Leonardo Da Vinci was good at many, many things, such as biology, inventing, astronomy, painting, sculpting, acting, singing, philosophy, etc. How much did the government give to the Mount Rushmore project? $836,000

Why were the Native Americans unhappy with the carving of Mount Rushmore? Give THREE reasons. 1. The land was considered sacred. 2. The land had been given to them by the government. 3. They were insulted by the faces of white men, because white men had previously killed many of their people.

If Gutson Borglum died on March 6, 1941, who supervised the project until it was completed on October 31, 1941? Lincoln Borglum

Which of the four presidents was known for writing the Gettysburg Address? Which of the four presidents was known for writing the Declaration of Independence? Gettysburg Address: Abraham Lincoln Declaration of Independence: Thomas Jefferson

What is the Crazy Horse Memorial? It is a memorial built by the Native Americans that honors their chief. It is much bigger than the presidents of Mt. Rushmore.