The West

What was the Act that gave pioneers a way to buy land?

• The Homebound Act

• The Homeward Bound Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Home Sick Act

|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $18

• homesteaders

• drought

• Homestead Act

Who helped invent a steel plow for farmers to deal with tough soil?

• John Deere
• Cyrus McCormick
• Samuel F. B. Morse
• Isaac Singer

Who invented the mechanical reaper?

• John Deere
• Cyrus McCormick
• Eli Whitney
• Nat Turner

A machine that separates the grain from the plant

• reaper
• threshing machine
• railroad
• machine

What was the primary source of food, clothing, tools, shelter for the Plains Indians?

• Elk
• Deer
• Horses
• Buffalo

What are teepees?

• A semi-subterranean building covered partially or completely with earth. Most are circular with a dome-like roof.
• Skin of an animal gathered from hunting and processed. 
• A cone shaped tent, traditionally made of animal skis upon wooden poles. 

Which one best describes the Great Plains?

• The land was rocky.  There were mountains and hills as far as one could see. 
• The land was flat. There were very few trees, and it was mostly covered with grass. 
• The land was icy and snowy.  The ground was covered in tundra. 

The Plains Indians did not stay and live in one place. This is called

• staying

• nomadic

• alone

• solitary

What two animals were of vital importance to Plains Indians?

• Buffalo and fish
• Horse and cattle
• Buffalo and horse
• Cattle and horse