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57341184d058e614000b68db
Montana
In presidential elections, Montana was long classified as a swing state, though the state has voted for the Republican candidate in all but two elections from 1952 to the present. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. Overall, since 1889 the state has vote...
What year was the last Democrat for president supported?
{ "text": [ "1992" ], "answer_start": [ 233 ] }
57341184d058e614000b68dc
Montana
In presidential elections, Montana was long classified as a swing state, though the state has voted for the Republican candidate in all but two elections from 1952 to the present. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. Overall, since 1889 the state has vote...
How often has Montana voted for a Democratic governor?
{ "text": [ "60 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 347 ] }
57341184d058e614000b68dd
Montana
In presidential elections, Montana was long classified as a swing state, though the state has voted for the Republican candidate in all but two elections from 1952 to the present. The state last supported a Democrat for president in 1992, when Bill Clinton won a plurality victory. Overall, since 1889 the state has vote...
How often does Montana voted for a Democratic president?
{ "text": [ "40 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 396 ] }
573412ebd058e614000b68f0
Montana
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is the busiest airport in the state of Montana, surpassing Billings Logan International Airport in the spring of 2013. Montana's other major Airports include Billings Logan International Airport, Missoula International Airport, Great Falls International Airport, Glacier Park In...
What is the name of the busiest airport in Montana?
{ "text": [ "Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
573412ebd058e614000b68f1
Montana
Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport is the busiest airport in the state of Montana, surpassing Billings Logan International Airport in the spring of 2013. Montana's other major Airports include Billings Logan International Airport, Missoula International Airport, Great Falls International Airport, Glacier Park In...
When did Bozeman Airport surpass Billings Logan as the largest busiest in Montana?
{ "text": [ "2013" ], "answer_start": [ 155 ] }
573413594776f41900661803
Montana
Railroads have been an important method of transportation in Montana since the 1880s. Historically, the state was traversed by the main lines of three east-west transcontinental routes: the Milwaukee Road, the Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific. Today, the BNSF Railway is the state's largest railroad, its main tr...
What is the states largest railway?
{ "text": [ "BNSF Railway" ], "answer_start": [ 263 ] }
573413594776f41900661804
Montana
Railroads have been an important method of transportation in Montana since the 1880s. Historically, the state was traversed by the main lines of three east-west transcontinental routes: the Milwaukee Road, the Great Northern, and the Northern Pacific. Today, the BNSF Railway is the state's largest railroad, its main tr...
How long have railroads been important since in Montana
{ "text": [ "1880s" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
573414644776f4190066180d
Montana
Montana is home to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and has a historic big game hunting tradition. There are fall bow and general hunting seasons for elk, pronghorn antelope, whitetail deer and mule deer. A random draw grants a limited number of permits for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep. There is a spring hu...
What is the name of the big game hunting foundation in Montana?
{ "text": [ "Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation" ], "answer_start": [ 23 ] }
573414644776f4190066180e
Montana
Montana is home to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and has a historic big game hunting tradition. There are fall bow and general hunting seasons for elk, pronghorn antelope, whitetail deer and mule deer. A random draw grants a limited number of permits for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep. There is a spring hu...
What season is black bear hunting allowed?
{ "text": [ "spring" ], "answer_start": [ 311 ] }
573414644776f4190066180f
Montana
Montana is home to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and has a historic big game hunting tradition. There are fall bow and general hunting seasons for elk, pronghorn antelope, whitetail deer and mule deer. A random draw grants a limited number of permits for moose, mountain goats and bighorn sheep. There is a spring hu...
What two predators can be hunted in specific numbers?
{ "text": [ "wolves and mountain lions" ], "answer_start": [ 510 ] }
57341539d058e614000b6906
Montana
Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s. Fly fishing for several species of native and introduced trout in rivers and lakes is popular for both residents and tourists throughout the state. Montana is the home of the Federation of Fly Fishers and hosts many of the organizations...
Since when has Montana been a destination for trout fisheries?
{ "text": [ "1930s" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }
57341539d058e614000b6907
Montana
Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s. Fly fishing for several species of native and introduced trout in rivers and lakes is popular for both residents and tourists throughout the state. Montana is the home of the Federation of Fly Fishers and hosts many of the organizations...
What fishing organization has its home here?
{ "text": [ "Federation of Fly Fishers" ], "answer_start": [ 259 ] }
57341539d058e614000b6908
Montana
Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s. Fly fishing for several species of native and introduced trout in rivers and lakes is popular for both residents and tourists throughout the state. Montana is the home of the Federation of Fly Fishers and hosts many of the organizations...
What type of fisheries does the state have?
{ "text": [ "trout and kokanee salmon fisheries" ], "answer_start": [ 378 ] }
57341539d058e614000b6909
Montana
Montana has been a destination for its world-class trout fisheries since the 1930s. Fly fishing for several species of native and introduced trout in rivers and lakes is popular for both residents and tourists throughout the state. Montana is the home of the Federation of Fly Fishers and hosts many of the organizations...
What Robert Redford movie was shot here in 1002?
{ "text": [ "A River Runs Through It" ], "answer_start": [ 671 ] }
5734161dd058e614000b690e
Montana
The Montana Territory was formed on April 26, 1864, when the U.S. passed the Organic Act. Schools started forming in the area before it was officially a territory as families started settling into the area. The first schools were subscription schools that typically held in the teacher's home. The first formal school on...
When was the Montana Territory formed?
{ "text": [ "April 26, 1864" ], "answer_start": [ 36 ] }
5734161dd058e614000b690f
Montana
The Montana Territory was formed on April 26, 1864, when the U.S. passed the Organic Act. Schools started forming in the area before it was officially a territory as families started settling into the area. The first schools were subscription schools that typically held in the teacher's home. The first formal school on...
When was the first formal school on record?
{ "text": [ "1862" ], "answer_start": [ 369 ] }
5734161dd058e614000b6910
Montana
The Montana Territory was formed on April 26, 1864, when the U.S. passed the Organic Act. Schools started forming in the area before it was officially a territory as families started settling into the area. The first schools were subscription schools that typically held in the teacher's home. The first formal school on...
How much were students charged per week?
{ "text": [ "$1.75" ], "answer_start": [ 696 ] }
5734161dd058e614000b6911
Montana
The Montana Territory was formed on April 26, 1864, when the U.S. passed the Organic Act. Schools started forming in the area before it was officially a territory as families started settling into the area. The first schools were subscription schools that typically held in the teacher's home. The first formal school on...
When did the first public school in Virginia City formed?
{ "text": [ "1886" ], "answer_start": [ 1044 ] }
573416974776f41900661835
Montana
Montana contains thousands of named rivers and creeks, 450 miles (720 km) of which are known for "blue-ribbon" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose river...
How many miles of rivers are known for high class trout?
{ "text": [ "450" ], "answer_start": [ 55 ] }
573416974776f41900661836
Montana
Montana contains thousands of named rivers and creeks, 450 miles (720 km) of which are known for "blue-ribbon" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose river...
What Bay do rivers from Montana feed?
{ "text": [ "Hudson Bay" ], "answer_start": [ 466 ] }
573416974776f41900661837
Montana
Montana contains thousands of named rivers and creeks, 450 miles (720 km) of which are known for "blue-ribbon" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose river...
Where do the watersheds divide at?
{ "text": [ "Triple Divide Peak in Glacier National Park." ], "answer_start": [ 503 ] }
573416974776f41900661838
Montana
Montana contains thousands of named rivers and creeks, 450 miles (720 km) of which are known for "blue-ribbon" trout fishing. Montana's water resources provide for recreation, hydropower, crop and forage irrigation, mining, and water for human consumption. Montana is one of few geographic areas in the world whose river...
What ocean do rivers flow into from Montana?
{ "text": [ "Pacific Ocean" ], "answer_start": [ 427 ] }
5734173b4776f4190066184f
Montana
East of the divide the Missouri River, which is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, flows due north through the west-central part of the state to Great Falls. From this point, it then flows generally east through fairly flat agricultural land and the Missouri Breaks ...
What rivers form the Missouri River?
{ "text": [ "Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers" ], "answer_start": [ 80 ] }
5734173b4776f41900661850
Montana
East of the divide the Missouri River, which is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, flows due north through the west-central part of the state to Great Falls. From this point, it then flows generally east through fairly flat agricultural land and the Missouri Breaks ...
Near where do the rivers form up for the Missouri river merging?
{ "text": [ "Three Forks" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
5734173b4776f41900661851
Montana
East of the divide the Missouri River, which is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, flows due north through the west-central part of the state to Great Falls. From this point, it then flows generally east through fairly flat agricultural land and the Missouri Breaks ...
Which direction does the water flow in this area?
{ "text": [ "north" ], "answer_start": [ 147 ] }
5734173b4776f41900661852
Montana
East of the divide the Missouri River, which is formed by the confluence of the Jefferson, Madison and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, flows due north through the west-central part of the state to Great Falls. From this point, it then flows generally east through fairly flat agricultural land and the Missouri Breaks ...
Which year was the Fort Peck Reservoir designated a National Scenic River?
{ "text": [ "1976" ], "answer_start": [ 512 ] }
57341835d058e614000b693e
Montana
The Yellowstone River rises on the continental divide near Younts Peak in Wyoming's Teton Wilderness. It flows north through Yellowstone National Park, enters Montana near Gardiner, and passes through the Paradise Valley to Livingston. It then flows northeasterly across the state through Billings, Miles City, Glendive,...
Which direction does the Yellowstone River flow through the national park?
{ "text": [ "north" ], "answer_start": [ 111 ] }
57341835d058e614000b693f
Montana
The Yellowstone River rises on the continental divide near Younts Peak in Wyoming's Teton Wilderness. It flows north through Yellowstone National Park, enters Montana near Gardiner, and passes through the Paradise Valley to Livingston. It then flows northeasterly across the state through Billings, Miles City, Glendive,...
Where does the Yellowstone meet the Missouri river?
{ "text": [ "North Dakota" ], "answer_start": [ 371 ] }
5734192ad058e614000b6942
Montana
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley and Lake McDonald and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The largest reservoir in the state is F...
How many named lakes are there in Montana?
{ "text": [ "at least 3,223" ], "answer_start": [ 10 ] }
5734192ad058e614000b6943
Montana
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley and Lake McDonald and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The largest reservoir in the state is F...
What is the name of the largest freshwater lake in western United States?
{ "text": [ "Flathead Lake" ], "answer_start": [ 74 ] }
5734192ad058e614000b6944
Montana
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley and Lake McDonald and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The largest reservoir in the state is F...
What is the name of the largest reservoir in the state?
{ "text": [ "Fort Peck Reservoir" ], "answer_start": [ 319 ] }
5734192ad058e614000b6945
Montana
There are at least 3,223 named lakes and reservoirs in Montana, including Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in the western United States. Other major lakes include Whitefish Lake in the Flathead Valley and Lake McDonald and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. The largest reservoir in the state is F...
What river is the Fort Peck Reservoir on?
{ "text": [ "Missouri river" ], "answer_start": [ 346 ] }
573419714776f41900661871
Montana
Vegetation of the state includes lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine; Douglas fir, larch, spruce; aspen, birch, red cedar, hemlock, ash, alder; rocky mountain maple and cottonwood trees. Forests cover approximately 25 percent of the state. Flowers native to Montana include asters, bitterroots, daisies, lupins, poppies, prim...
About how much area do forests cover the state?
{ "text": [ "approximately 25 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 196 ] }
57341b484776f41900661885
Montana
Montana is home to a diverse array of fauna that includes 14 amphibian, 90 fish, 117 mammal, 20 reptile and 427 bird species. Additionally, there are over 10,000 invertebrate species, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. Montana hosts five fe...
How many different types of fish are diverse to Montana?
{ "text": [ "90" ], "answer_start": [ 72 ] }
57341b484776f41900661886
Montana
Montana is home to a diverse array of fauna that includes 14 amphibian, 90 fish, 117 mammal, 20 reptile and 427 bird species. Additionally, there are over 10,000 invertebrate species, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. Montana hosts five fe...
What type of bear does Montana have the highest population of?
{ "text": [ "grizzly bear" ], "answer_start": [ 251 ] }
57341b484776f41900661887
Montana
Montana is home to a diverse array of fauna that includes 14 amphibian, 90 fish, 117 mammal, 20 reptile and 427 bird species. Additionally, there are over 10,000 invertebrate species, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. Montana hosts five fe...
How many endangered species are in Montana?
{ "text": [ "five" ], "answer_start": [ 313 ] }
57341b484776f41900661888
Montana
Montana is home to a diverse array of fauna that includes 14 amphibian, 90 fish, 117 mammal, 20 reptile and 427 bird species. Additionally, there are over 10,000 invertebrate species, including 180 mollusks and 30 crustaceans. Montana has the largest grizzly bear population in the lower 48 states. Montana hosts five fe...
How many species of game fish have hunting seasons?
{ "text": [ "at least 17" ], "answer_start": [ 609 ] }
57341c46d058e614000b6954
Montana
Average annual precipitation is 15 inches (380 mm), but great variations are seen. The mountain ranges block the moist Pacific air, holding moisture in the western valleys, and creating rain shadows to the east. Heron, in the west, receives the most precipitation, 34.70 inches (881 mm). On the eastern (leeward) side of...
What is the annual precipitation?
{ "text": [ "15 inches" ], "answer_start": [ 32 ] }
57341c46d058e614000b6955
Montana
Average annual precipitation is 15 inches (380 mm), but great variations are seen. The mountain ranges block the moist Pacific air, holding moisture in the western valleys, and creating rain shadows to the east. Heron, in the west, receives the most precipitation, 34.70 inches (881 mm). On the eastern (leeward) side of...
How much precipitation does Heron recieve?
{ "text": [ "34.70 inches" ], "answer_start": [ 265 ] }
57341c46d058e614000b6956
Montana
Average annual precipitation is 15 inches (380 mm), but great variations are seen. The mountain ranges block the moist Pacific air, holding moisture in the western valleys, and creating rain shadows to the east. Heron, in the west, receives the most precipitation, 34.70 inches (881 mm). On the eastern (leeward) side of...
How much precipitation does the Grinnell Glacier recieve?
{ "text": [ "105 inches" ], "answer_start": [ 591 ] }
57341cf4d058e614000b6964
Montana
Montana's personal income tax contains 7 brackets, with rates ranging from 1 percent to 6.9 percent. Montana has no sales tax. In Montana, household goods are exempt from property taxes. However, property taxes are assessed on livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, automobiles, trucks, and business equipment. The ...
How many tax brackets does Montana have?
{ "text": [ "7" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
57341cf4d058e614000b6965
Montana
Montana's personal income tax contains 7 brackets, with rates ranging from 1 percent to 6.9 percent. Montana has no sales tax. In Montana, household goods are exempt from property taxes. However, property taxes are assessed on livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, automobiles, trucks, and business equipment. The ...
What is the highest tax bracket in Montana?
{ "text": [ "6.9 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 88 ] }
57341cf4d058e614000b6966
Montana
Montana's personal income tax contains 7 brackets, with rates ranging from 1 percent to 6.9 percent. Montana has no sales tax. In Montana, household goods are exempt from property taxes. However, property taxes are assessed on livestock, farm machinery, heavy equipment, automobiles, trucks, and business equipment. The ...
Does Montana have a sales tax?
{ "text": [ "no" ], "answer_start": [ 113 ] }
57341d964776f419006618b3
Montana
Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in...
About how many Native Americans live in Montana?
{ "text": [ "Approximately 66,000" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
57341d964776f419006618b4
Montana
Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in...
When was the Indian Appropriations Act passed?
{ "text": [ "1851" ], "answer_start": [ 171 ] }
57341d964776f419006618b5
Montana
Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in...
What year was the Dawes act passed?
{ "text": [ "1887" ], "answer_start": [ 193 ] }
57341d964776f419006618b6
Montana
Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in...
Where are the Little Shell Chippewa headquartered?
{ "text": [ "Great Falls" ], "answer_start": [ 414 ] }
57341d964776f419006618b7
Montana
Approximately 66,000 people of Native American heritage live in Montana. Stemming from multiple treaties and federal legislation, including the Indian Appropriations Act (1851), the Dawes Act (1887), and the Indian Reorganization Act (1934), seven Indian reservations, encompassing eleven tribal nations, were created in...
About what percentage of the Native Americans in Montana live off the reservation?
{ "text": [ "63%" ], "answer_start": [ 1101 ] }
57341fc9d058e614000b6974
Montana
While the largest European-American population in Montana overall is German, pockets of significant Scandinavian ancestry are prevalent in some of the farming-dominated northern and eastern prairie regions, parallel to nearby regions of North Dakota and Minnesota. Farmers of Irish, Scots, and English roots also settled...
What is the largest European-American race in Montana?
{ "text": [ "German" ], "answer_start": [ 69 ] }
57341fc9d058e614000b6975
Montana
While the largest European-American population in Montana overall is German, pockets of significant Scandinavian ancestry are prevalent in some of the farming-dominated northern and eastern prairie regions, parallel to nearby regions of North Dakota and Minnesota. Farmers of Irish, Scots, and English roots also settled...
What was Helena originally founded as?
{ "text": [ "a mining camp" ], "answer_start": [ 688 ] }
5734205b4776f419006618e7
Montana
Montana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census), it ranked 19th in total native people population. Native people constituted 6.5 percent of the state's total population, the sixth high...
What percentage of the population in Montana are Native peoples?
{ "text": [ "6.5 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 261 ] }
5734205b4776f419006618e8
Montana
Montana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census), it ranked 19th in total native people population. Native people constituted 6.5 percent of the state's total population, the sixth high...
What three counties are Native Americans a majority?
{ "text": [ "Big Horn, Glacier, and Roosevelt" ], "answer_start": [ 422 ] }
5734205b4776f419006618e9
Montana
Montana has a larger Native American population numerically and percentage-wise than most U.S. states. Although the state ranked 45th in population (according to the 2010 U.S. Census), it ranked 19th in total native people population. Native people constituted 6.5 percent of the state's total population, the sixth high...
Between what years did the Native population increase by 27.9%
{ "text": [ "1980 and 1990" ], "answer_start": [ 645 ] }
573420e34776f419006618ed
Montana
The climate has become warmer in Montana and continues to do so. The glaciers in Glacier National Park have receded and are predicted to melt away completely in a few decades. Many Montana cities set heat records during July 2007, the hottest month ever recorded in Montana. Winters are warmer, too, and have fewer cold ...
In what year did many cities in Montana set heat records?
{ "text": [ "2007" ], "answer_start": [ 225 ] }
573420e34776f419006618ee
Montana
The climate has become warmer in Montana and continues to do so. The glaciers in Glacier National Park have receded and are predicted to melt away completely in a few decades. Many Montana cities set heat records during July 2007, the hottest month ever recorded in Montana. Winters are warmer, too, and have fewer cold ...
What month was the hottest ever recorded?
{ "text": [ "July" ], "answer_start": [ 220 ] }
573420e34776f419006618ef
Montana
The climate has become warmer in Montana and continues to do so. The glaciers in Glacier National Park have receded and are predicted to melt away completely in a few decades. Many Montana cities set heat records during July 2007, the hottest month ever recorded in Montana. Winters are warmer, too, and have fewer cold ...
What problem has substantially increased in its severity?
{ "text": [ "forest fires" ], "answer_start": [ 584 ] }
5734215f4776f419006618fb
Montana
As white settlers began populating Montana from the 1850s through the 1870s, disputes with Native Americans ensued, primarily over land ownership and control. In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and th...
What year was the Hellgate treaty formed?
{ "text": [ "1855" ], "answer_start": [ 162 ] }
5734215f4776f419006618fc
Montana
As white settlers began populating Montana from the 1850s through the 1870s, disputes with Native Americans ensued, primarily over land ownership and control. In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and th...
Who negotiated the Hellgate treaty?
{ "text": [ "Isaac Stevens" ], "answer_start": [ 200 ] }
5734215f4776f419006618fd
Montana
As white settlers began populating Montana from the 1850s through the 1870s, disputes with Native Americans ensued, primarily over land ownership and control. In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and th...
What year was the treaty ratified?
{ "text": [ "1859" ], "answer_start": [ 438 ] }
5734215f4776f419006618fe
Montana
As white settlers began populating Montana from the 1850s through the 1870s, disputes with Native Americans ensued, primarily over land ownership and control. In 1855, Washington Territorial Governor Isaac Stevens negotiated the Hellgate treaty between the United States Government and the Salish, Pend d'Oreille, and th...
What did the treaty establish?
{ "text": [ "Flathead Indian Reservation" ], "answer_start": [ 495 ] }
573421c4d058e614000b69aa
Montana
The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke on the Missouri River in 1866 to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were established in the state. Pressure over land ownership and control increased due to discoveries of gold in various ...
What was the name of the first US Army post?
{ "text": [ "Camp Cooke" ], "answer_start": [ 52 ] }
573421c4d058e614000b69ab
Montana
The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke on the Missouri River in 1866 to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were established in the state. Pressure over land ownership and control increased due to discoveries of gold in various ...
Where was Camp Cooke situated?
{ "text": [ "on the Missouri River" ], "answer_start": [ 63 ] }
573421c4d058e614000b69ac
Montana
The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke on the Missouri River in 1866 to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were established in the state. Pressure over land ownership and control increased due to discoveries of gold in various ...
What year was the Great Sioux War?
{ "text": [ "1876" ], "answer_start": [ 442 ] }
573421c4d058e614000b69ad
Montana
The first U.S. Army post established in Montana was Camp Cooke on the Missouri River in 1866 to protect steamboat traffic going to Fort Benton, Montana. More than a dozen additional military outposts were established in the state. Pressure over land ownership and control increased due to discoveries of gold in various ...
What year did the Battle of Bear Paw happen?
{ "text": [ "1877" ], "answer_start": [ 656 ] }
5734227dd058e614000b69bc
Montana
English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There w...
What is the official language of Montana?
{ "text": [ "English" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
5734227dd058e614000b69bd
Montana
English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There w...
What percentage of the population in Montana speak English?
{ "text": [ "94.8 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 169 ] }
5734227dd058e614000b69be
Montana
English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There w...
What is the second most common language spoken in Montana?
{ "text": [ "Spanish" ], "answer_start": [ 240 ] }
5734227dd058e614000b69bf
Montana
English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There w...
How about many Spanish speakers are there in the state?
{ "text": [ "13,040" ], "answer_start": [ 330 ] }
5734227dd058e614000b69c0
Montana
English is the official language in the state of Montana, as it is in many U.S. states. English is also the language of the majority. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, 94.8 percent of the population aged 5 and older speak English at home. Spanish is the language most commonly spoken at home other than English. There w...
ABout how many people in the state of Montana speak Cheyenne?
{ "text": [ "about 1,700" ], "answer_start": [ 838 ] }
573422e44776f41900661927
Montana
According to the 2010 Census, 89.4 percent of the population was White (87.8 percent Non-Hispanic White), 6.3 percent American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.9 percent Hispanics and Latinos of any race, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.4 percent Black or African American, 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.6 pe...
What percent of the state is White?
{ "text": [ "89.4 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 30 ] }
573422e44776f41900661928
Montana
According to the 2010 Census, 89.4 percent of the population was White (87.8 percent Non-Hispanic White), 6.3 percent American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.9 percent Hispanics and Latinos of any race, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.4 percent Black or African American, 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.6 pe...
What percent of the state is Native American Indian?
{ "text": [ "6.3 percent" ], "answer_start": [ 106 ] }
573422e44776f41900661929
Montana
According to the 2010 Census, 89.4 percent of the population was White (87.8 percent Non-Hispanic White), 6.3 percent American Indian and Alaska Native, 2.9 percent Hispanics and Latinos of any race, 0.6 percent Asian, 0.4 percent Black or African American, 0.1 percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0.6 pe...
Hispanics account for what percentage of Monatanas population?
{ "text": [ "2.9" ], "answer_start": [ 153 ] }
573424434776f41900661941
Montana
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Montana was 1,032,949 on July 1, 2015, a 4.40% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The 2010 census put Montana's population at 989,415 which is an increase of 43,534 people, or 4.40 percent, since 2010. During the first decade of the new century...
What was the population of the state in 2015?
{ "text": [ "1,032,949" ], "answer_start": [ 77 ] }
573424434776f41900661942
Montana
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Montana was 1,032,949 on July 1, 2015, a 4.40% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The 2010 census put Montana's population at 989,415 which is an increase of 43,534 people, or 4.40 percent, since 2010. During the first decade of the new century...
How much did the population increase since 2010?
{ "text": [ "4.40%" ], "answer_start": [ 106 ] }
573424434776f41900661943
Montana
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Montana was 1,032,949 on July 1, 2015, a 4.40% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The 2010 census put Montana's population at 989,415 which is an increase of 43,534 people, or 4.40 percent, since 2010. During the first decade of the new century...
What county saw the largest growth?
{ "text": [ "Gallatin County" ], "answer_start": [ 428 ] }
573424434776f41900661944
Montana
The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Montana was 1,032,949 on July 1, 2015, a 4.40% increase since the 2010 United States Census. The 2010 census put Montana's population at 989,415 which is an increase of 43,534 people, or 4.40 percent, since 2010. During the first decade of the new century...
What city saw the largest growth?
{ "text": [ "Kalispell" ], "answer_start": [ 561 ] }
573424d74776f41900661949
Montana
In 1940, Jeannette Rankin had once again been elected to Congress, and in 1941, as she did in 1917, she voted against the United States' declaration of war. This time she was the only vote against the war, and in the wake of public outcry over her vote, she required police protection for a time. Other pacifists tended ...
What year was Jeannette Rankin vote against war the first time?
{ "text": [ "1917" ], "answer_start": [ 94 ] }
573424d74776f4190066194a
Montana
In 1940, Jeannette Rankin had once again been elected to Congress, and in 1941, as she did in 1917, she voted against the United States' declaration of war. This time she was the only vote against the war, and in the wake of public outcry over her vote, she required police protection for a time. Other pacifists tended ...
When did she vote a second time against war?
{ "text": [ "1941" ], "answer_start": [ 74 ] }
573424d74776f4190066194b
Montana
In 1940, Jeannette Rankin had once again been elected to Congress, and in 1941, as she did in 1917, she voted against the United States' declaration of war. This time she was the only vote against the war, and in the wake of public outcry over her vote, she required police protection for a time. Other pacifists tended ...
What were conscientious objectors sent to Montana to do?
{ "text": [ "smokejumpers and for other forest fire-fighting duties." ], "answer_start": [ 504 ] }
573425624776f41900661959
Montana
Simultaneously with these conflicts, bison, a keystone species and the primary protein source that Native people had survived on for centuries were being destroyed. Some estimates say there were over 13 million bison in Montana in 1870. In 1875, General Philip Sheridan pleaded to a joint session of Congress to authoriz...
About how many bison were in Montana in 1870?
{ "text": [ "over 13 million" ], "answer_start": [ 195 ] }
573425624776f4190066195a
Montana
Simultaneously with these conflicts, bison, a keystone species and the primary protein source that Native people had survived on for centuries were being destroyed. Some estimates say there were over 13 million bison in Montana in 1870. In 1875, General Philip Sheridan pleaded to a joint session of Congress to authoriz...
In 1884 about how many bison remained?
{ "text": [ "about 325" ], "answer_start": [ 484 ] }
573425624776f4190066195b
Montana
Simultaneously with these conflicts, bison, a keystone species and the primary protein source that Native people had survived on for centuries were being destroyed. Some estimates say there were over 13 million bison in Montana in 1870. In 1875, General Philip Sheridan pleaded to a joint session of Congress to authoriz...
Who pleaded to Congress for slaughtering bison?
{ "text": [ "General Philip Sheridan" ], "answer_start": [ 246 ] }
573425624776f4190066195c
Montana
Simultaneously with these conflicts, bison, a keystone species and the primary protein source that Native people had survived on for centuries were being destroyed. Some estimates say there were over 13 million bison in Montana in 1870. In 1875, General Philip Sheridan pleaded to a joint session of Congress to authoriz...
What year did General Sheridan approach Congress about killing bison?
{ "text": [ "1875" ], "answer_start": [ 240 ] }
573425f84776f41900661969
Montana
Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPR) reached Montana from the west in 1881 and from the east in 1882. However, the railroad played a major role in sparking tensions with Native American tribes in the 1870s. Jay Cooke, the NPR president launched major surveys into the Yellowstone valley in 1871, 1872 and 1873 w...
When did the Northern Pacific Railroad reach Montana from the west?
{ "text": [ "1881" ], "answer_start": [ 79 ] }
573425f84776f4190066196a
Montana
Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPR) reached Montana from the west in 1881 and from the east in 1882. However, the railroad played a major role in sparking tensions with Native American tribes in the 1870s. Jay Cooke, the NPR president launched major surveys into the Yellowstone valley in 1871, 1872 and 1873 w...
When did the Northern Pacific Railroad reach Montana from the east?
{ "text": [ "1882" ], "answer_start": [ 105 ] }
573425f84776f4190066196b
Montana
Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPR) reached Montana from the west in 1881 and from the east in 1882. However, the railroad played a major role in sparking tensions with Native American tribes in the 1870s. Jay Cooke, the NPR president launched major surveys into the Yellowstone valley in 1871, 1872 and 1873 w...
What years were the railroad challenged by Chief Sitting Bull?
{ "text": [ "1871, 1872 and 1873" ], "answer_start": [ 299 ] }
573425f84776f4190066196c
Montana
Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPR) reached Montana from the west in 1881 and from the east in 1882. However, the railroad played a major role in sparking tensions with Native American tribes in the 1870s. Jay Cooke, the NPR president launched major surveys into the Yellowstone valley in 1871, 1872 and 1873 w...
What year was the Great White Sioux War?
{ "text": [ "1876" ], "answer_start": [ 572 ] }
573425f84776f4190066196d
Montana
Tracks of the Northern Pacific Railroad (NPR) reached Montana from the west in 1881 and from the east in 1882. However, the railroad played a major role in sparking tensions with Native American tribes in the 1870s. Jay Cooke, the NPR president launched major surveys into the Yellowstone valley in 1871, 1872 and 1873 w...
When was the transcontinental National Pacific Railroad finished?
{ "text": [ "1883" ], "answer_start": [ 633 ] }
573426864776f4190066197d
Montana
Under Territorial Governor Thomas Meagher, Montanans held a constitutional convention in 1866 in a failed bid for statehood. A second constitutional convention was held in Helena in 1884 that produced a constitution ratified 3:1 by Montana citizens in November 1884. For political reasons, Congress did not approve Monta...
When was the first constitutional convention held in Montana?
{ "text": [ "1866" ], "answer_start": [ 89 ] }
573426864776f4190066197e
Montana
Under Territorial Governor Thomas Meagher, Montanans held a constitutional convention in 1866 in a failed bid for statehood. A second constitutional convention was held in Helena in 1884 that produced a constitution ratified 3:1 by Montana citizens in November 1884. For political reasons, Congress did not approve Monta...
Why was this constitutional convention held?
{ "text": [ "bid for statehood" ], "answer_start": [ 106 ] }
573426864776f4190066197f
Montana
Under Territorial Governor Thomas Meagher, Montanans held a constitutional convention in 1866 in a failed bid for statehood. A second constitutional convention was held in Helena in 1884 that produced a constitution ratified 3:1 by Montana citizens in November 1884. For political reasons, Congress did not approve Monta...
When was the second constitutional convention held?
{ "text": [ "1884" ], "answer_start": [ 261 ] }
573426864776f41900661980
Montana
Under Territorial Governor Thomas Meagher, Montanans held a constitutional convention in 1866 in a failed bid for statehood. A second constitutional convention was held in Helena in 1884 that produced a constitution ratified 3:1 by Montana citizens in November 1884. For political reasons, Congress did not approve Monta...
What year was Montana's statehood approved?
{ "text": [ "1889" ], "answer_start": [ 393 ] }
573426864776f41900661981
Montana
Under Territorial Governor Thomas Meagher, Montanans held a constitutional convention in 1866 in a failed bid for statehood. A second constitutional convention was held in Helena in 1884 that produced a constitution ratified 3:1 by Montana citizens in November 1884. For political reasons, Congress did not approve Monta...
What other three states were approved in the same year?
{ "text": [ "North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington" ], "answer_start": [ 483 ] }
573426e6d058e614000b6a20
Montana
The Homestead Act of 1862 provided free land to settlers who could claim and "prove-up" 160 acres (0.65 km2) of federal land in the midwest and western United States. Montana did not see a large influx of immigrants from this act because 160 acres was usually insufficient to support a family in the arid territory. The ...
What year did the Homestead Act provide land to settlers?
{ "text": [ "1862" ], "answer_start": [ 21 ] }
573426e6d058e614000b6a21
Montana
The Homestead Act of 1862 provided free land to settlers who could claim and "prove-up" 160 acres (0.65 km2) of federal land in the midwest and western United States. Montana did not see a large influx of immigrants from this act because 160 acres was usually insufficient to support a family in the arid territory. The ...
How much land did the Homestead Act allow?
{ "text": [ "160 acres" ], "answer_start": [ 88 ] }
573426e6d058e614000b6a22
Montana
The Homestead Act of 1862 provided free land to settlers who could claim and "prove-up" 160 acres (0.65 km2) of federal land in the midwest and western United States. Montana did not see a large influx of immigrants from this act because 160 acres was usually insufficient to support a family in the arid territory. The ...
What year was the first homestead claim claimed?
{ "text": [ "1868" ], "answer_start": [ 410 ] }
57342785d058e614000b6a2e
Montana
The Desert Land Act of 1877 was passed to allow settlement of arid lands in the west and allotted 640 acres (2.6 km2) to settlers for a fee of $.25 per acre and a promise to irrigate the land. After three years, a fee of one dollar per acre would be paid and the land would be owned by the settler. This act brought most...
When was the Desert Land Act passed?
{ "text": [ "1877" ], "answer_start": [ 23 ] }
57342785d058e614000b6a2f
Montana
The Desert Land Act of 1877 was passed to allow settlement of arid lands in the west and allotted 640 acres (2.6 km2) to settlers for a fee of $.25 per acre and a promise to irrigate the land. After three years, a fee of one dollar per acre would be paid and the land would be owned by the settler. This act brought most...
How much land did the Desert Land Act allot?
{ "text": [ "640 acres" ], "answer_start": [ 98 ] }
57342785d058e614000b6a30
Montana
The Desert Land Act of 1877 was passed to allow settlement of arid lands in the west and allotted 640 acres (2.6 km2) to settlers for a fee of $.25 per acre and a promise to irrigate the land. After three years, a fee of one dollar per acre would be paid and the land would be owned by the settler. This act brought most...
How much was the charge per acre at first?
{ "text": [ "$.25" ], "answer_start": [ 143 ] }
57342802d058e614000b6a40
Montana
In the early 1900s, James J. Hill of the Great Northern began promoting settlement in the Montana prairie to fill his trains with settlers and goods. Other railroads followed suit. In 1902, the Reclamation Act was passed, allowing irrigation projects to be built in Montana's eastern river valleys. In 1909, Congress pas...
Who promoted settlement in Montana in the early 1900s
{ "text": [ "James J. Hill" ], "answer_start": [ 20 ] }