Westward Expansion

Which words best describe the geography and climate of the Great Plains?

• covered with trees

• rocky and rainy

• flat and dry

• wet and swampy

What challenges did the settlers face as a result of the climate on the Great Plains?

• There were many droughts, dust storms, and grass fires.

• It was easy to grow crops, fertile soil, and lots of water.

• People built houses of wood from trees with windows.

• Farmers sold their land back, homes, and equipment to the government.

Which area of land was referred to as the "Great American Desert"?

• California

• East Coast

• Painted Desert

• The Great Plains

Which of the following cause hardships for pioneers traveling during the Westward Expansion?

• Climate and Government

• Rivers and Mountains

• English and Germans

• Goats and Deserts

What assisted explores and mountain men as they traveled to the West?

• The forest provided share as they walked through the Great Plains.

• Col, wet winters that soaked the West provided water for them.

• They followed trails that had first been used by Native Americans and miners.

• The vans provided by the government helped them travel over the mountains.

How did building railroads affect the environment?

• Buffalo were killed and pollution increased

• Large forests in the Great Plains were cut down to build railroads.

• Many rivers were dried up from the smoke from trains.

• Tunnels through mountains caused the mountains to collapse.

What invention caused conflicts between ranchers and farmers?

• windmills

• plows

• steam engine

• barbed wire

How did railroads affect the cattle industry and economy?

• Cowhands traveled from ranch to ranch on the trains and were able to make more money.

• Cowhands could take their cattle to a railhead and sell them to people in the East for more money.

• Cowhands followed the railroads from city to city to sell their cows.

• Cowhands often lost cattle when they were run over by the trains.

What Act reflects this quote?

“My family was forced onto this small reservation. We are supposed to learn the English language and learn to be farmers. This is not the way of life we know.”

• Indian Removal Act

• Homestead Act

• 16th Amendment

• The Civil Rights Act

I am tired of fighting.... Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever!"

-Chief Joseph, 1877

In this statement, Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce expressed his hesitance acceptance of a government policy of

• forcing Native American Indians continue their ghost dances

• granting immediate citizenship to Native American Indians

• requiring Native American Indians to settle west of the Mississippi River

• placing Native American Indian tribes on reservations