Unit 2: Western Frontier

What attracted White settlers to the Western U.S.?

• land
• opportunity
• natural resources
• all of the above

What act gave U.S. settlers 160 acres out west if they cultivate the land for 5 years?

• Pacific Railway Act
• Homestead Act
• Morrill Land Grant Act
• Dawes Act

Which technology resulted in reduced travel time in the 19th century, in the west?

• Steamboat

• Railroads

• Pony Express

• Canals

Which two immigrant groups built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Mexican / African

• Chinese / Irish

• English / Dutch

• Native Americans / French

Where did the Transcontinental Railroad meet?

• Dodge City

• Promontory Point

• Sand Creek

• Abilene

What had the strongest effect on migration within the U.S.?

• Creation of the railroad system.

• Development of the steamboat.

• The Pony Express system

• Completion of the Erie Canal

what explains how railroads promoted U.S. economic development in the 1870s?

• competed with manufacturers for skilled workers

• encouraged greater production of iron, steel and coal.

• created noise & pollution, people to moved from the cities

• used up natural resources & caused environmental damage

What was the main food source for the Great Plains people?

• badger
• wolf
• buffalo
• beaver

Public lands where the federal government forced Native Americans to live. Many Native Americans resisted the imposition of this system, sparking a series of conflicts known as the Indian Wars. Through a series of bloody massacres and victories in battle, the US Army ultimately succeeded in relocating most Indian tribes onto this land.

• Indian Territory

• Colony System

• Reservation System

• Reallocation system

At what battle did the Sioux Indians defeat the US Army?

• Little Big Horn

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Santa Fe