Settling the Plains

Which words describe the Plains region?

• Flat, grassy lands
• Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
• Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
• Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas

What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?

• Hayes Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Bland-Allison Act
• Dawes Act

What was built to connect the east coast with the west coast?

• Transcontinental Railroad
• Eire Canal
• Panama Canal
• Southern Railroad

Why did the initial settlers of the Great Plains go out west?

• California Gold Rush
• To escape the war
• It looked like fun
• The war with Mexico

What was another name for the grassland of the central United States extending West to the Rocky Mountains?

• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains
• Midwest
• Deep South

What were the lands where Native Americans were forced to live called?

• Reservations
• Compounds
• Concentration Camps
• Summer Camp

What battle was a major victory for the Sioux against General Custer?

• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Battle of Tippacanoe
• Battle of Fallen Timbers
• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

What "battle" marked the end of the Indian resistance?

• Wounded Knee
• Little Bighorn
• Horseshoe Bend
• Fort Wilderness

Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?

• the Homestead Act
• the Morrill Land Grant Act
• the Indian Removal Act
• the Dawes Act

What was the last armed conflict to take place between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army?

• The Battle of Tippecanoe
• Sand Creek Massacre
• Wounded Knee
• The Battle of Little Big Horn