Westward Expansion

What invention created conflict between ranchers and farmers on the Great Plains?

• the windmill

• the railroad

• barbed wire

• the steel plow

Which of the following was NOT a way that the Dawes Act tried to make Native American children be more like American children?

• They cut the children's hair.

• They made them wear feathers in their hair.

• They sent them to boarding schools to learn to behave like white children.

• They made them learn English.

What effect did the building of the transcontinental railroad have on Native Americans?

• Native Americans got jobs building the railroad.

• Many Native Americans were killed by the train.

• The buffalo was often hunted from the train for fun which destroyed the Native Americans' most important resource.

• Native Americans and Chinese workers often became involved in armed conflict.

Why was the Battle of Little Bighorn so important?

• Custer was a Civil War hero.

• It was the greatest win the Native Americans ever had against the U.S. soldiers.

• It created public support for much greater military force against the Native Americans.

• Two answers are correct.

What was the main reason homesteaders lived in soddies?

• They liked how they looked.

• They were warm in winter.

• There wasn't a lot of trees on the Plains.

• They were cool in summer.

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

• To encourage people to settle on the Great Plains.

• To buy people new homes.

• Just to give away land because they had so much.

• To get the Native Americans angry.

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the transcontinental railroad (look for a positive effect)?

• People could now travel quickly and inexpensively across the country.

• Buffalo herds were almost completely wiped out.

• Chinese Immigrants suffered great discrimination.

• Native Americans were forced off their land, and their way of life changed forever.

What did the Dawes Act do?

• It sent the Native Americans to reservations.

• It allowed pioneers to settle on the Great Plains.

• It divided the Great Plains into reservations.

• It divided reservations into farms for Native Americans.

Why were windmills helpful to the homesteaders?

• They pumped water to the land's surface.

• They provided a breeze to make the day seem cooler.

• They kept animals out of their crops.

• The breezes from them helped the crops grow faster.

What is a treaty?

• an agreement

• a reservation

• a reformer

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