Settling the West Quiz

The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..

• established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
• offered free land to those willing to farm it.
• offered land to gold prospectors.
• promised protection from Native Americans.

Settlers moving west did not think the Great Plains were fit for farming because..

• only the Spanish and DNative Americans had settled there.
• the area recieved little rainfall and had few trees.
• the region was home to many dangerous wild animals.
• most of the land was too far from existing towns.

One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..

• turn Native Americans into farmers.
• rebuild the Native American nations.
• restore the tribal ownership of land.
• encourage the Native American population to increase.

Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.

• farm cooperative
• sooner
• Chisholm Trail
• reservation

___________ played a major role in the mining and cattle industry for transporting

• wagon trains
• railroads
• trucks
• tractors

Which of the following factors contributed to the demise of the open-range system and the need for cowboys?

• The use of sod for houses
• The invention of barbed wire
• The development of railroads
• The disappearance of big mining companies

Settlers were able to claim 160 acres in the Great Plains as a result of the

• Homestead Act
• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Dawes Act
• Wounded Knee Treaty

The trans-continental railroad..

• led North.
• led South.
• connected East and West.
• was completed in the 1900's.

Which technological innovation allowed homesteaders to turn the soil on the Great Plains?

• Barbed wire

• Steel plows

• Drilling equipment

• Harvesters

100,000 gold seekers migrated to the Klondike region in Alaska in 1896 however only 30,000 made it to the region- Why did only about a third of the gold seekers arrive in the region?

• Conflict in the region between Native Americans and federal troops caused many to turn back

• Mountainous terrain and sub-zero temperatures prevented many from arriving in the region

• News of gold being depleted caused many to turn back to their homeland

• All of the above