The West

What made it possible to transform the physical geography of the Great Plains?

• New Presidencies

• Immigration

• Technological Advances

• Native Americans

What happened to the buffalo in the West during the later 1800s?

• They outnumbered people

• They were killed

• They thrived

• They migrated south

What technology facilitated the growth of farming in the west?

• Railroads

• Light Bulb

• Steel Plow

• Bessemer Process

What technology caused farmers to go into debt?

• Railroads

• Light Bulb

• Steel Plow

• Bessemer Process

Why did farmers support the adoption of a free silver coinage monetary policy?

• would increase money supply and deflate prices

• would decrease money supply and inflate prices

• would increase money supply and inflate prices

• would decrease money supply and deflate prices

To where did people move to in 1896 in search of raw materials like gold?

• Canada

• Oregon

• California

• Alaska

What was one effect of the Homestead Act?

• populated the western Unites States, especially with Native Americans

• populated the western Unites States, especially with generations of African descendants

• populated the western Unites States, especially with generations of Asian descendants

• populated the western Unites States, especially with generations of European descendants

The introduction of __________ supported the expansion of ranching industry

• Light Bulb

• Barbed wire

• Telegram

• Telegraph

What was NOT one effect of the Dawes Act?

• broke up tribal lands and partitioned them into individual plots

• assimilated Native American Indians into mainstream US society

• annihilating Native American culture and social traditions

• populated the western Unites States

Approximately, how many buffalo were killed in the 80 years in the 1800s?

• 20 Million

• 10 million

• 30 Million

• 25