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