Settling the West Quiz

Settling the West Quiz

11th Grade

12 Qs

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Settling the West Quiz

Settling the West Quiz

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11th Grade

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12 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.

farm cooperative
sooner
Chisholm Trail
reservation

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

wagon trains
railroads
trucks
tractors

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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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

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