USII.2a, 4a

Which one of these is a feature of the Great Plains?

• Low rainfall

• High rainfall

• Lots of trees

• Lots of mountains

Which one of these is NOT a reason why people moved west?

• Adventure
• New factories
• Technological advances, including the Transcontinental Railroad
• A new beginning for former slaves

People went from seeing the Great Plains as what after all of the inventions and adaptations were established?

• A vast area to be settled

• A strip of land

• A large area of flat land

• a treeless wasteland

Identify the Great Plains region using the map

• Green
• Yellow
• Pink
• Blue

What is a homestead?

• frontier land claimed by a settler
• a steady home for soldiers
• a term used by many African Americans
• A name given to the first settlers to farm the Great Plains

Why did many settlers on the Great Plains build their first house from sod instead of wood?

• Wood was very scarce on the Great Plains
• Sod is a better product
• Sod would hold better

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the NA move east
• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?

• food
• wealth
• land
• a new beginning and freedom

What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?

• bean picker
• barbed wire
• steel plow
• windmills 

What was the main reason Native Americans resented settlers who moved into the West?

• The settlers took the Native Americans' land.
• The Native Americans didn't approve of settlers' beliefs.
• The settlers didn't pay taxes to the Native Americans.
• The Native Americans didn't approve of farming.