Great West Review

Read the passage and answer the question that follows
In the direction of the proper education of the Indian woman lies the hope of this and kindred [similar] schools, and without success here the whole effort must fail. Certainly, without any desire to disparage [criticize] the work on the reservations by many thorough, conscientious, and competent Indian agents, still the fact. . . remains that it is impossible upon the reservation to cultivate the moral sentiment and purity of life, and so lay the foundation for the true home. -- Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the year 1882
Which statement best describes a goal supported by the author of this passage?

• assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society.
• segregation of Native Americans in their own communities
• reduction of the Native American population through intermarriage
• preservation of Native American culture through government programs

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That in all cases where any tribe or band of Indians has been, or shall hereafter be, located upon any reservation created for their use . . . the President of the United States . . . is, authorized . . . to allot the lands in said reservation . . . to any Indian located thereon . . .
—Dawes Severalty Act, 1887  
2. How was this act supposed to promote the assimilation of Native Americans into mainstream society?

• by helping Native Americans receive training for employment
• by simplifying the process for Native Americans to become U.S. citizens
• by encouraging Native Americans to own private property
• by reducing Native Americans' dependence on U.S. government aid programs

The two railroads being built after the 1860s from opposite ends of the country met at what location?

• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Promontory Point, Utah
• Birmingham, Alabama
• Santa Fe, New Mexico

What act gave land to states on condition they use it for agricultural colleges?

• Homestead Act
• Public Domain Act
• Morrill Land Grant Act
• Dawes Act

Which of the following inventions marked the end of the open frontier?

• Windmill
• Steel plow
• Barbed wire
• Telegraph

Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.“Any person who is the head of a family, or the age of twenty-one years, and is a citizen of the United States, or who shall have filed his declaration intention to become such, shall after the first January, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, be entitled to unused public lands not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres.” (emphasis added by teacher)
Which of the following pieces of legislation made the opportunity described in the excerpt possible for Americans and immigrants?

• Black codes
• Jim Crow Laws
• Homestead Act
• Dawes Act

What best completes the title for the table?

• in New England Textile Mills
• on the Transcontinental Railroad
• in California during the Gold Rush
• on Southern plantations during the Civil War

Which of the following groups benefited the most from the Homestead Act of 1862?

• factory owners who wanted to reduce the power of unions
• Native Americans who wanted to protect their way of life
• farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories
• supporters of slavery who wanted its expansion to new territories

How did construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the demographics of the United States during Reconstruction?

• It encouraged westward expansion.
• It altered the economy in southern rural areas.
• It limited the need for laborers in urban areas.
• It limited the need for foreign immigrants.

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the economy of the West?

• It increased competition for local farmers.
• It provided access to new markets for local goods.
• It contributed to the decline of urban communities.
• It limited the capital available for development.