Westward Expansion Review

What is the name of the violent event that marked the end of the war between Plains Indians and the US Army?

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Wounded Knee Massacre

• Trail of Tears

• Battle of Gettysburg

What is the process in which Native Americans were forced to abandon their traditional cultures and adopt the culture of white Americans

• Isolation

• Abandonment

• Americanizaiton

• Dawes Act

Which of the following is an EFFECT of Westward Expansion?

• Population in the West remained stagnant and did not grow

• The West remained untamed and wild

• Native Americans lived peacefully with the white Americans

• Farmers settled the Plains and build new communities

In which city did the two ends of the Transcontinental Railroad meet?

• Sacramento, CA

• Promontory, UT

• Omaha, NE

• Columbus, OH

Describe the Homestead Act? (How much land did Homesteaders get, how long did they have to live there, how did they get to keep the land?)

What is a reservation?

• Something you make at a restaurant

• A small piece of government land set aside for Native Americans

• shelters dug into the side of hills

“Hear me my chiefs. I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.” ~Chief Joseph

Regarding the Wounded Knee Massacre, explain what this quotation above means and why he said it.

How did the LGBT+ culture influence the Wild West? (check all that apply)

• "bachelor marriages" between miners or cowboys

• many women lived in the West

• all male dances at mining camps

• some men would take on the traditional female role in the home in the all male mining camps

Which of the following would be considered the work of children on the frontier?

• purchasing farming equipment

• cooking all meals

• planting crops

• watching the fire and milking the cows

Which of following would be considered the work of women on the frontier ?

• sewing and making soap

• planting crops

• purchasing farming equipment

• watching the fire