Westward Expansion and Indians Game

"Pikes Peak our bust!" This reflects what reason for westward expansion?

• New Beginning for ex-slaves

• Opportunity to gain wealth-Gold Rush

• Landownership

• Railroads

Which of these was NOT a reason for increased westward expansion after the Civil War?

• Living with the Native Americans

• Land Opportunities

• Railroads

• New Beginning for ex-slaves

• Adventure

Who was the leader of the Lakota Sioux who led the Plains Indians to victory over the U.S. Army at Little Bighorn?

• Chief Joseph

• Red Cloud

• Geronimo

• Sitting Bull

"I am going to build me a sod house in Oklahoma after I buy 250 acres." This reflects what reason for westward expansion?

• New Beginning for ex-slaves

• Gold Rush of 1849

• Adventure

• Land Ownership

In what year was the Transcontinental Railroad completed?

• 1919

• 2020

• 1869

• 1984

The government set aside lands for Native Americans to live called-

• Plantations

• Reservations

• Villas

• Fiefs

What Apache leader led resistance to Mexican and US troops in the Southwest?

• Yellowbird

• Sacajewea

• Red Cloud

• Geronimo

"From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever!" This quote was made by-

• Chief Joseph leader of the Nez Perce

• Crazy Horse-Leader of the Oglata Sioux

• Sitting Bull-Leader of the Lakota Sioux

• Geronimo-Leader of the Apache

Which statement reflects an individual going west in order to start a new beginning because they were an ex-slave?

• "I am going to the Yukon territory to pan for silver and gold."

• "I am going ship my cattle to Abilene, Texas."

• "My wife and 10 kids are finally free and we are going to start a business."

• "Hiking the Rocky Mountains is going to be fun; I am to kill me a elk for dinner."

What event was the last major offensive of the Plain Indians against the US Army in 1890?

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Wounded Knee Creek Massacre

• Battle of Little Big Horne

• Battle of Fort Medicine Lodge