USII.4a Westward

After the Gold Rush of 1849, people dreamed of a faster, cheaper, and safer way to travel west. What new technology of the 1800's made this dream a reality?

• Pony Express
• Stagecoach
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Wagon Trains

What most likely attracted the people in this picture to this place?

• The promise of jobs
• Free land offered by the Homestead Act of 1862
• Freedom from Indian attacks
• Freedom from slavery

-Opportunities to own land
-New opportunities for former slaves
-Advances in technology, including the Transcontinental Railroad
-Provided new adventures
What would be the best title for the graphic?

• Reasons for the transatlantic railroad
• Reasons for westward expansion
• Reasons for the Civil War
• Reasons for buying the Louisiana Territory

He opposed American westward expansion and defeated the American army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

He was forced into relocating from his traditional land to live on a reservation. 

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

He led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces.

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

Which Native American leader was most famous for stating, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever"?

• Chief Joseph
• Wounded Knee
• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo

"Hear me, my chiefs; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more, forever."
                        Chief Joseph; 1877
What is the best explanation for Chief Joseph making this statement?

• His fight for his people's land was unsuccessful.
• He knew he was dying.
• He could no longer hunt with his people.
• He was giving up his position as chief.

What is the process in which a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture?

• Conversion
• Acceptance
• Assimilation
• Nativism

Westward expansion had the most negative effect on which group of people?

• European immigrants
• African Americans
• Southern farmers
• American Indians