Settling West

What was the name of towns created after the finding of gold?

• Boomtowns

• Haciendas

• Homesteads

• Reservations

What is the mining process that removed large quantities of earth?

• Hydraulic Mining

• Placer Mining

• Cattle Ranching

• Dry Farming

What is the area of the U.S. between the Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains called?

• Great Plains

• Desert

• Homesteads

• Reservations

What mode of transportation helped expansion to the west?

• Railroads

• Steamboats

• Cars

• Wagon Trains

What did farmers on the Great Plains make their houses out of?

• Sod

• Lumber

• Cement

• Wheat

What act allowed people to reserve up to 160 Acres of land on the western frontier?

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Settlers Act

• Territories Act

What crop were plains farmers able to grow?

• Wheat

• Cotton

• Sugar

• Corn

What was the main source of food for the Native Americans on the plains?

• Buffalo

• Wheat

• Cattle

• Farming

What was the purpose of Indian boarding schools?

• Assimilating Native American Children

• Teaching children of settlers

• Teaching Americans about Native American culture

• Teach children of Railroad workers

The expansion of railroads west made this profitable for cowboys?

• Cattle Drive

• Wheat farming

• Mining

• Buffalo Hunting