
American History Semester 1 Review
Social Studies
10th - 12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act allowed Western settlers to
control the best
land on the Great
Plains.
sell their land to
European investors.
determie where the rairoads would build new tracks.
receive land for
free after living on it for five years.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A serious toll was taken on Native Americans from the advancing American settlers, forced movement, and
immigration.
broken treaties.
drought.
the Civil War.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What brought the first wave of settlers to the West?
farming
fur trading
mining
ranching
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following were hardships that early settlers on the Great Plains faced?
too many trees
crowded cities
dangerous factories
scorching summers
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The fencing of the open range resulted in
the end of the long cattle drives.
lower demand for beef.
increased sheep herding.
an influx of gold miners.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Settlement of the Great Plains was promoted by the railroads and supported by
the government.
plow manufacturers.
the mining industry.
cattle ranchers.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The confrontation at Wounded Knee began because the government wanted the Lakota Sioux to stop
raiding nearby farms
hunting outside of their reservation.
violating a treaty.
performing the Ghost Dance.
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