Westward Practice Question

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

• log cabin

• sod house

• Indian House

• Indian Reservation

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

The area on the map below is commonly referred to as

• The West

• The Great Plains

• The Sun Belt

• The Rust Belt

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

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.

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

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

• A

• B

• C

• D

If Boomer is a derivative of the word Boomtown, therefore Boomers were

• were industrial factory workers

• were cheaters

• fairly raced to stake their claim out West

• were government claims officers

“I am tired of fighting…. Hear me, my chiefs, I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I shall fight no more forever!”

                                                                                    --Chief Joseph, 1877

In the statement, Chief Joseph expressed his reluctant acceptance of a government policy of

• placing Native American tribes on reservations

• requiring Native Americans to settle west of the Mississippi River

• granting immediate citizenship to Native Americans

• forcing Native Americans to assimilate into American culture

The Morrill Land Grant Act

• gave state land to farmers

• gave federal land to states to build agricultural universities and colleges

• gave 160 acres to Native Americans

• gave land to Exodusters fleeing the South