id stringlengths 24 24 | title stringclasses 442
values | context stringlengths 151 3.71k | question stringlengths 12 270 | answers dict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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? | {
"answer_start": [
609
],
"text": [
"at least 17"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
32
],
"text": [
"15 inches"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
265
],
"text": [
"34.70 inches"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
591
],
"text": [
"105 inches"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
39
],
"text": [
"7"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
88
],
"text": [
"6.9 percent"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
113
],
"text": [
"no"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"Approximately 66,000"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
171
],
"text": [
"1851"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
193
],
"text": [
"1887"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
414
],
"text": [
"Great Falls"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
1101
],
"text": [
"63%"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
69
],
"text": [
"German"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
688
],
"text": [
"a mining camp"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
261
],
"text": [
"6.5 percent"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
422
],
"text": [
"Big Horn, Glacier, and Roosevelt"
]
} |
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% | {
"answer_start": [
645
],
"text": [
"1980 and 1990"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
225
],
"text": [
"2007"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
220
],
"text": [
"July"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
584
],
"text": [
"forest fires"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
162
],
"text": [
"1855"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
200
],
"text": [
"Isaac Stevens"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
438
],
"text": [
"1859"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
495
],
"text": [
"Flathead Indian Reservation"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
52
],
"text": [
"Camp Cooke"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
63
],
"text": [
"on the Missouri River"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
442
],
"text": [
"1876"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
656
],
"text": [
"1877"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
0
],
"text": [
"English"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
169
],
"text": [
"94.8 percent"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
240
],
"text": [
"Spanish"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
330
],
"text": [
"13,040"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
838
],
"text": [
"about 1,700"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
30
],
"text": [
"89.4 percent"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
106
],
"text": [
"6.3 percent"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
153
],
"text": [
"2.9"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
77
],
"text": [
"1,032,949"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
106
],
"text": [
"4.40%"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
428
],
"text": [
"Gallatin County"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
561
],
"text": [
"Kalispell"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
94
],
"text": [
"1917"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
74
],
"text": [
"1941"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
504
],
"text": [
"smokejumpers and for other forest fire-fighting duties."
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
195
],
"text": [
"over 13 million"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
484
],
"text": [
"about 325"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
246
],
"text": [
"General Philip Sheridan"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
240
],
"text": [
"1875"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
79
],
"text": [
"1881"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
105
],
"text": [
"1882"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
299
],
"text": [
"1871, 1872 and 1873"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
572
],
"text": [
"1876"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
633
],
"text": [
"1883"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
89
],
"text": [
"1866"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
106
],
"text": [
"bid for statehood"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
261
],
"text": [
"1884"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
393
],
"text": [
"1889"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
483
],
"text": [
"North Dakota, South Dakota and Washington"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
21
],
"text": [
"1862"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
88
],
"text": [
"160 acres"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
410
],
"text": [
"1868"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
23
],
"text": [
"1877"
]
} |
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? | {
"answer_start": [
98
],
"text": [
"640 acres"
]
} |
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 $.25 per acre and a promise to irrigate the land. After three years, a fee of one dollar per acre would be paid and the land would be owned by the settler. This act brought most... | How much was the charge per acre at first? | {
"answer_start": [
143
],
"text": [
"$.25"
]
} |
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 | {
"answer_start": [
20
],
"text": [
"James J. Hill"
]
} |
57342802d058e614000b6a41 | 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... | In what year was the Reclamation Act passed? | {
"answer_start": [
184
],
"text": [
"1902"
]
} |
57342802d058e614000b6a42 | 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... | What year was the Enlarged Homestead Act passed? | {
"answer_start": [
302
],
"text": [
"1909"
]
} |
57342802d058e614000b6a43 | 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... | How much land was alloted in the new Enlarged Homestead Act? | {
"answer_start": [
401
],
"text": [
"320 acres"
]
} |
5734288c4776f419006619bf | Montana | In June 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918, enacted in May 1918. In February 1918, the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act, which was a model for the federal version. In combination, these laws criminalized criticism of the U... | When did Congress pass the Espionage Act? | {
"answer_start": [
60
],
"text": [
"1917"
]
} |
5734288c4776f419006619c0 | Montana | In June 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918, enacted in May 1918. In February 1918, the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act, which was a model for the federal version. In combination, these laws criminalized criticism of the U... | When was the Sedition Act passed? | {
"answer_start": [
113
],
"text": [
"1918"
]
} |
5734288c4776f419006619c1 | Montana | In June 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918, enacted in May 1918. In February 1918, the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act, which was a model for the federal version. In combination, these laws criminalized criticism of the U... | What were these acts make do to laws? | {
"answer_start": [
289
],
"text": [
"criminalized criticism of the U.S. government, military, or symbols through speech or other means"
]
} |
5734288c4776f419006619c2 | Montana | In June 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918, enacted in May 1918. In February 1918, the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act, which was a model for the federal version. In combination, these laws criminalized criticism of the U... | How many people were arrested from the Montana Act? | {
"answer_start": [
430
],
"text": [
"200"
]
} |
5734288c4776f419006619c3 | Montana | In June 1917, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act of 1917 which was later extended by the Sedition Act of 1918, enacted in May 1918. In February 1918, the Montana legislature had passed the Montana Sedition Act, which was a model for the federal version. In combination, these laws criminalized criticism of the U... | How many of the 200 arrested in the Montana Act were convicted? | {
"answer_start": [
468
],
"text": [
"78"
]
} |
5734296dd058e614000b6a6e | Montana | When the U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, many Montanans already had enlisted in the military to escape the poor national economy of the previous decade. Another 40,000-plus Montanans entered the armed forces in the first year following the declaration of war, and over 57,000 joined up before the war ende... | How many Montanans entered the miltary in the first year of the war? | {
"answer_start": [
176
],
"text": [
"40,000-plus"
]
} |
5734296dd058e614000b6a6f | Montana | When the U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, many Montanans already had enlisted in the military to escape the poor national economy of the previous decade. Another 40,000-plus Montanans entered the armed forces in the first year following the declaration of war, and over 57,000 joined up before the war ende... | How many Montanans joined the military in the war total? | {
"answer_start": [
279
],
"text": [
"over 57,000"
]
} |
5734296dd058e614000b6a70 | Montana | When the U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, many Montanans already had enlisted in the military to escape the poor national economy of the previous decade. Another 40,000-plus Montanans entered the armed forces in the first year following the declaration of war, and over 57,000 joined up before the war ende... | About how many Montanans died in the war? | {
"answer_start": [
609
],
"text": [
"At least 1500"
]
} |
5734296dd058e614000b6a71 | Montana | When the U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, many Montanans already had enlisted in the military to escape the poor national economy of the previous decade. Another 40,000-plus Montanans entered the armed forces in the first year following the declaration of war, and over 57,000 joined up before the war ende... | Who trained at the military grounds in Montana? | {
"answer_start": [
695
],
"text": [
"First Special Service Force or \"Devil's Brigade,\""
]
} |
5734296dd058e614000b6a72 | Montana | When the U.S. entered World War II on December 8, 1941, many Montanans already had enlisted in the military to escape the poor national economy of the previous decade. Another 40,000-plus Montanans entered the armed forces in the first year following the declaration of war, and over 57,000 joined up before the war ende... | Where were air bases built in Montana? | {
"answer_start": [
926
],
"text": [
"Great Falls, Lewistown, Cut Bank and Glasgow"
]
} |
5733bdc4d058e614000b61a3 | Genocide | The phrase "in whole or in part" has been subject to much discussion by scholars of international humanitarian law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic – Trial Chamber I – Judgment – IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that Genocide had been committed. ... | In the judgement, it is stated that the aim of the Genocide Convention, at its most simplest, is preventing the destruction of which victims? | {
"answer_start": [
629
],
"text": [
"entire human groups"
]
} |
5733bdc4d058e614000b61a4 | Genocide | The phrase "in whole or in part" has been subject to much discussion by scholars of international humanitarian law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic – Trial Chamber I – Judgment – IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that Genocide had been committed. ... | In addressing the issue of "in part," the Appeals Chamber found that the part must be a substantial part of what? | {
"answer_start": [
537
],
"text": [
"that group"
]
} |
5733bdc4d058e614000b61a1 | Genocide | The phrase "in whole or in part" has been subject to much discussion by scholars of international humanitarian law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic – Trial Chamber I – Judgment – IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that Genocide had been committed. ... | Which phrase is especially contentious within international humanitarian law? | {
"answer_start": [
11
],
"text": [
"\"in whole or in part\""
]
} |
5733bdc4d058e614000b61a2 | Genocide | The phrase "in whole or in part" has been subject to much discussion by scholars of international humanitarian law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic – Trial Chamber I – Judgment – IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that Genocide had been committed. ... | What 2001 case was declared genocide by the International Criminal Tribune for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY)? | {
"answer_start": [
187
],
"text": [
"Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic"
]
} |
5733bdc4d058e614000b61a5 | Genocide | The phrase "in whole or in part" has been subject to much discussion by scholars of international humanitarian law. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia found in Prosecutor v. Radislav Krstic – Trial Chamber I – Judgment – IT-98-33 (2001) ICTY8 (2 August 2001) that Genocide had been committed. ... | Who contributed to guiding the Appeals chamber in its conclusion? | {
"answer_start": [
804
],
"text": [
"opinions of respected commentators"
]
} |
5733ba844776f41900661146 | Genocide | In the same judgement the ECHR reviewed the judgements of several international and municipal courts judgements. It noted that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice had agreed with the narrow interpretation, that biological-physical destruction was necessary fo... | Two bodies of the United Nations agreed with what restricted provision in defining genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
267
],
"text": [
"that biological-physical destruction was necessary"
]
} |
5733ba844776f41900661149 | Genocide | In the same judgement the ECHR reviewed the judgements of several international and municipal courts judgements. It noted that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice had agreed with the narrow interpretation, that biological-physical destruction was necessary fo... | A definition of what, by the States, was necessary to preserve and expand genocidal law? | {
"answer_start": [
641
],
"text": [
"the type of group destruction"
]
} |
5733ba844776f41900661147 | Genocide | In the same judgement the ECHR reviewed the judgements of several international and municipal courts judgements. It noted that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice had agreed with the narrow interpretation, that biological-physical destruction was necessary fo... | Which country's courts were noted by the ECHR for taking a wider stance on provisions of genocide laws? | {
"answer_start": [
429
],
"text": [
"Germany"
]
} |
5733ba844776f41900661148 | Genocide | In the same judgement the ECHR reviewed the judgements of several international and municipal courts judgements. It noted that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice had agreed with the narrow interpretation, that biological-physical destruction was necessary fo... | The ECHR found most states to have largely undefined definitions of group destruction, despite what factor? | {
"answer_start": [
521
],
"text": [
"Convention States municipal laws"
]
} |
5733ba844776f41900661145 | Genocide | In the same judgement the ECHR reviewed the judgements of several international and municipal courts judgements. It noted that International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Court of Justice had agreed with the narrow interpretation, that biological-physical destruction was necessary fo... | In its preparations, what was the source of other considerations by the ECHR? | {
"answer_start": [
40
],
"text": [
"the judgements of several international and municipal courts"
]
} |
57335849d058e614000b589a | Genocide | After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution... | In 1948, what general assembly resolution established genocide as a prosecutable act? | {
"answer_start": [
482
],
"text": [
"the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide"
]
} |
57335849d058e614000b5896 | Genocide | After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution... | In which war-era country was the Holocaust immortalized? | {
"answer_start": [
55
],
"text": [
"Nazi Germany"
]
} |
57335849d058e614000b5897 | Genocide | After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution... | Following World War II, whose bid was successful in establishing the worldwide acceptance and the nascent legal definition of genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
117
],
"text": [
"Lemkin"
]
} |
57335849d058e614000b5898 | Genocide | After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution... | Which group convened officially for the first time in 1946? | {
"answer_start": [
268
],
"text": [
"United Nations General Assembly"
]
} |
57335849d058e614000b5899 | Genocide | After the Holocaust, which had been perpetrated by the Nazi Germany and its allies prior to and during World War II, Lemkin successfully campaigned for the universal acceptance of international laws defining and forbidding genocides. In 1946, the first session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution... | While recognizing genocide, what did the UN General Assembly fail to do in its resolution? | {
"answer_start": [
400
],
"text": [
"provide a legal definition of the crime"
]
} |
573392e24776f41900660d9c | Genocide | The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the... | Which provision was initially included in the first write-up of the Convention and then removed? | {
"answer_start": [
43
],
"text": [
"political killings"
]
} |
573392e24776f41900660d9d | Genocide | The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the... | What is one of the countries that objected to the inclusion of political killings in the early version of the Convention? | {
"answer_start": [
194
],
"text": [
"USSR"
]
} |
573392e24776f41900660d9f | Genocide | The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the... | What was the primary concern of other nations who objected to including political groups in the definition of genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
486
],
"text": [
"international intervention in domestic politics"
]
} |
573392e24776f41900660da0 | Genocide | The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the... | Which distinguished academic of genocide highlighted several other countries opposed to including political genocide in the Convention? | {
"answer_start": [
568
],
"text": [
"William Schabas"
]
} |
573392e24776f41900660d9e | Genocide | The first draft of the Convention included political killings, but these provisions were removed in a political and diplomatic compromise following objections from some countries, including the USSR, a permanent security council member. The USSR argued that the Convention's definition should follow the etymology of the... | What atrocity motivated a self-serving USSR to object to the provision of political killings drafted into the Convention? | {
"answer_start": [
381
],
"text": [
"its own Great Purge"
]
} |
5733963c4776f41900660df7 | Genocide | In 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), noted in its judgement on Jorgic v. Germany case that in 1992 the majority of legal scholars took the narrow view that "intent to destroy" in the CPPCG meant the intended physical-biological destruction of the protected group and that this was still the majority opinio... | Which group was accused by the ECHR of having an overly constricted idea of the meaning of destruction in defining genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
117
],
"text": [
"majority of legal scholars"
]
} |
5733963c4776f41900660df9 | Genocide | In 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), noted in its judgement on Jorgic v. Germany case that in 1992 the majority of legal scholars took the narrow view that "intent to destroy" in the CPPCG meant the intended physical-biological destruction of the protected group and that this was still the majority opinio... | What groups did the ECHR feel should be included as potential victims of genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
477
],
"text": [
"national, racial, religious or ethnic"
]
} |
5733963c4776f41900660df6 | Genocide | In 2007 the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), noted in its judgement on Jorgic v. Germany case that in 1992 the majority of legal scholars took the narrow view that "intent to destroy" in the CPPCG meant the intended physical-biological destruction of the protected group and that this was still the majority opinio... | In 2007 what former case did the European Court of Human Rights draw on to further refine qualifiers of genocide? | {
"answer_start": [
77
],
"text": [
"Jorgic v. Germany"
]
} |
Subsets and Splits
No community queries yet
The top public SQL queries from the community will appear here once available.