Westward Practice Question

Westward Practice Question

9th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Across  the Continent

Across the Continent

5th - 11th Grade

10 Qs

The War Crimes (WWII)

The War Crimes (WWII)

11th Grade

10 Qs

Amendments

Amendments

11th Grade

15 Qs

Political Parties and Interest Groups

Political Parties and Interest Groups

12th Grade

10 Qs

RAT Quiz 8 - Hitler becomes Chancellor

RAT Quiz 8 - Hitler becomes Chancellor

10th - 11th Grade

10 Qs

1950's culture

1950's culture

10th Grade

9 Qs

Social Science: Disciplines

Social Science: Disciplines

10th Grade

15 Qs

Podstawy prawa - kartkówka

Podstawy prawa - kartkówka

9th - 12th Grade

14 Qs

Westward Practice Question

Westward Practice Question

Assessment

Quiz

History, Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

D. Heard

Used 15+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

10 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

This picture is an example of what type of construction used in prairie country during the 19th century. What kind of structure is this?

log cabin

sod house

Indian House

Indian Reservation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following was the greatest Native American victory over the U.S. Army?

Battle of Wounded Knee

Battle of Sand Creek

The “Trail of Tears

Battle of Little Big Horn

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

The area on the map below is commonly referred to as

The West

The Great Plains

The Sun Belt

The Rust Belt

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Cattle drives boomed during the late-1800s because of the…

invention of barbed wire

invention of the telegraph

end of restrictive labor laws     

westward expansion of railroads

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Along with western expansion into the Great Plains region of the United States in the 1880s, it was common to find houses made of sod with thatch roofs. Which of the following explains housing construction like this in the region?

Many settlers did not have tools needed to build lumber homes.

Large quantities of timber were not available for building the Great Plains.

Most settlers preferred houses made of sod.

Homes built of lumber were more easily burned.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Which of the following was NOT a reason why people moved out West?

greater economic opportunities

less federal interference

It was a way to escape persecution in the South

farmland was free

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 5 pts

Media Image

Which letter on this map correctly shows the location of the Great Plains?

A

B

C

D

Create a free account and access millions of resources

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?