Westward Expansion

What new technology of the 1800s was faster, cheaper and safer?

• Wagon trains

• Stagecoach

• Pony Express

• Transcontinental Railroad

What type of land was used for American Indian reservations?

• Reservations were separated by railroad tracks.

• Reservations were located on dry wastelands that were unwanted by settlers.

• Reservations were far from the places where other tribes were located.

• Reservations were built close to towns and cities.

Immigrants from what two countries were used to build the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Siamese and French

• Japanese and Norwegian

• Korean and Russian

• Chinese and Irish

How did Native Americans try to assimilate to American culture?

• Learning to speak the English language

• Going to Canada to avoid relocation to a reservation

• Being a warrior at the Battle of Little Big Horn

• Wearing Native American jewelry and clothing

Who was defeated at Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Geronimo

• Sitting Bull

• George Custer

• Chief Joseph

When a group makes changes or modifications to become part of the mainstream American culture, this is an example of?

• Conversion

• Acceptance

• Nativism

• Assimilation

What was the United States’ relocation policy for the American Indians?

• to live in foreign nations

• to become factory workers

• to leave traditional lands

• to trade with foreign nations

American Indians attending boarding schools is an example of ____________________________.

• adaptation

• immigration

• assimilation

• relocation

Prior to the Civil War the Great Plains were known as:

• the great unknown

• the bread basket

• the gold mine of the west

• a treeless wasteland

What building material was used in the homes in the Great Plains?

• wood

• cement

• sod

• adobe