Westward Expansion

The Great Plains are also knows as;

• The Great American Forest

• The Great American Desert

• The Great American Mountains

• The Great Lake Region

All are features of the Great Plains EXCEPT:

• high rainfall amounts

• dust storms

• flatlands that rise gradually from east to west

• eroded land by wind

This invention allowed livestock to be kept in, predators to be kept out, and helped to mark property lines.

• tinsel wire

• barbed wire

• wooden wire

• plastic wire

Which invention was invented by John Deere?

• barbed wire

• windmill

• steel plow

• railroads

Sod houses were popular in the Great Plains because:

• they were more sturdy that wooden houses

• they could withstand a windstorm

• they were used as dwellings in the Easteren U.S.

• there were not many trees on the great plains to use for wooden houses

These structures were used to grind raw materials and produce electricity.

• hand pumps

• railroads

• windmills

• steel plow

Beef cattle and wheat were important on the Great Plains because;

• they were native to the great plains

• the government gave everyone who moved west wheat and cattle to grow

• The Indians who lived there knew about both and would help the settlers

• they both provided food and income to the settlers

Which state is not part of the Great Plains?

• Colorado

• California

• North Dakota

• Texas

This act, passed during the Civil War, enabled the growth of Westward expansion by giving 160 acres of land to settlers who moved West.

• The Dawes Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Kansas-Nebraska Act

• The Lincoln Act

This Battle of Little Bighorn was also known as:

• Wounded Knee

• the Battle of Crooked Creek

• Custer's Last Stand

• the Battle of New Mexico