10th US History Unit 1 Test

Which of the following was NOT a Plains Indian War battle listed in your book?

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Battle of Sitting Bull

• Wounded Knee Massacre

Who were the Exodusters?

• Irish immigrants who came from the town of Exodust.

• Chinese immigrants building railroads in Nevada deserts.

• African Americans who moved from the South to Kansas after Reconstruction.

• African Americans who moved to California during the Gold Rush.

Gave 160 acres of western land to anyone who promised to farm.

• Homestead Act

• Haymarket Act

• Freeland Act

• Indian Removal Act

Which two immigrant groups built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Mexican / African

• Chinese / Irish

• English / Dutch

• Native Americans / French

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

• Little Big Horn

• Bull Run

• Antietam

• Santa Fe

US Army massacred Sioux men, women, and children.

• Little Big Horn

• Wounded Knee

• Bull Run

• Appamattox

What kind of fence ended the cattle drive (cowboy) era?

• barbed wire

• Wooden

• chicken wire

The building material that settlers used to make houses out of was called _______________.

• Grass
• Wood
• Mud
• Sod

Animal central to the life of the Plains Indians

• Prairie Dog

• Buffalo

• Wolf

• Whitetail Deer

Which invention was perfected by Thomas Edison?

• typewriter
• light bulb
• diesel engine
• airplane