Westward Expansion Review

Farmers moved out to the west for which of the following reasons?

• to find lost cattle

• the government forced them to

• the government offered free land

• Native Americans had taken over the land in the east

George A. Custer was known for which of the following?

• becoming a president

• leading Native Americans to resistance

• winning land from Mexico

• losing to Native Americans at the Battle of LIttle Bighorn

Sitting Bull was known for which of the following?

• Lakota chief that fought to stay on his land

• Dakota chief that fought in the Dakota War

• Nez Perce chief who fled to Canada

• Cherokee chief that walked the Trail of Tears

What were created when large amounts of miners moved out west insearch of gold?

• Ghost towns

• Explosion towns

• Boomtowns

• more law enforcemen to protect the miners

The law that took Native American land and sent their chldren to specialized schools was

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Act of Assimilation

The massacre of over 300 Native American men, women and children was the

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• Fighting Men Massacre

• Red Cloud Massacre

• Settler Massacre

All were harships for people living out west EXCEPT

• miners finding a lot of gold

• crops begin destroyed by storms

• conflicts with Native Americans

• racism in the west

Which of the following is NOT a reason that people migrated to the west between the years of 1805-1880?

• cheap land

• to get away from the government

• fertile land to grow crops

• economic opportunities

Settlers were able to claim up to 160 acres of public land in the Great Plains as a result of...

• ... the Dawes Act.

• ...the Louisiana Purchase.

• ...the Reconstruction era.

• ...the Homestead Act.

What was the result in the 1870s of the increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• Native Americans expanded their control over the lands.

• Buffalo herds were nearly wiped out by over-hunting.

• Better resources were found to build and construct shelter.

• Regular rainfall meant more people could farm the land.