Westward Movement

What people group is most abused in the American movement to the West? 

• African Americans
• Mexicans
• Native Americans
• Irish Imigrants

How were the Native Americans affected by the Dawes Act?

• Forced on the Reservations
• Executed
• Assimilated into American society
• Treated as equals

What was the purpose of the Morrill Land Grant Act?

• to build National Parks
• to establish farms
• to create colleges
• to build railroads

What invention ended the Open Range?

• Cotton Gin
• Barbed Wire
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Repeating Rifles

Which factor contributed most to the decline of the Buffalo?

• Disease
• Lack of Water
• Lack of Food
• Over-hunting

What were most homes on the Great Plains built out of?

• Bricks
• Bedrock
• Wood
• Sod

At what battle was General Custer's entire force killed by the Sioux?

• Tippacanoe
• Wounded Knee
• Fallen Timbers
• Little Bighorn

Which of the following contributed to the Wounded Knee Massacre?

• The Dawes Act
• Christian Missionaries
• The Battle of Little Bighorn
• The Ghost Dance

How did stories of the Wild West get back to the East Coast?

• Television
• Radio
• Dime Novels
• Newspapers

All of the following are problems experienced by farmers in the late 1800's EXCEPT:

• rising Debt
• Falling Crop Prices
• Underproduction of Crops
• Overcharging by Railroads