Westward Expansion Quiz

Which of the following describes the Homestead Act?

• The government creates specific boundaries for each Native American Tribe.

• Forced assimilation of Native tribes in Texas

• farming techniques, such as terracing, used in dry climate to keep moisture in the soil.

• 160 Acres of land given to settlers who will cultivate it for at least five years.

How did cattle ranching lead to the development of cities like Dallas?

• Ranches grew so more people moved here.

• Businesses grew to support ranches.

• People moved into developing cities to work in new businesses.

• All of these

What was the goal of the Dawes Act?

• To "Americanize" and "Assimilate" the Native Americans.

• To sell the Louisiana Purchase back to Napoleon.

• To take over land lost to Mexico in the Mexican American War.

• To force Natives into reservations in Oregon and Washington

Why did settlers use steel plow and build sod houses during the period of Westward Expansion?

• To "Americanize" the Native Americans

• New Government Regulations

• To protect settlers from Natives

• Settlers had to adapt to the harsh environment of the Great Plains.

How did the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the closing of the frontier?

• led to the movement of people and goods linking east to west coast.

• it created political issues with Native American policies.

• led to the change in women's roles

• led to more environmental damage

What two things were the main contributors to the closing of the frontier?

• Transcontinental Railroad and Homestead Act

• Cattle Industry and Populism

• Cattle Industry and creation of the Steel Plow

• Transcontinental Railroad and Political Corruption

What is the attempt to Americanize ethnic groups by forcing them to adopt white Americans' cultural practices?

• Homestead Act

• Exoduster

• Assimilation

• Free Enterprise

What were two effects of Westward Expansion?

• Clashes with Native Americans and new farming industries

• Growth of cattle industry and railroad

• All of these

• Railroad and farming industries

How did the Homestead Act contribute to the closing of the frontier?

• it forced Native Americans to assimilate

• it allowed for movement of people and encouraging the growth of our farming industry.

• it provided large processing centers for cattle

• it gave land grants to railroad companies

What was another name for the grassland of the central United States extending West to the Rocky Mountains?

• Great Plains
• Rocky Mountains
• Midwest
• Deep South