USII Native Americans and Westward Expansion Review

After the Gold Rush of 1849, people dreamed of a faster, cheaper, and safer way to travel west. What new technology of the 1800's made this dream a reality?

• Pony Express
• Stagecoach
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Wagon Trains

-Opportunities to own land
-New opportunities for former slaves
-Advances in technology, including the Transcontinental Railroad
-Provided new adventures
What would be the best title for the graphic?

• Reasons for the transatlantic railroad
• Reasons for westward expansion
• Reasons for the Civil War
• Reasons for buying the Louisiana Territory

He opposed American westward expansion and defeated the American army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

He was forced into relocating from his traditional land to live on a reservation. 

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

He led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces.

• Sitting Bull
• Chief Joseph
• Geronimo
• Custer

Which Native American leader was most famous for stating, "From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever"?

• Chief Joseph
• Wounded Knee
• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo

-Dust Storms
-Low Rainfall
-Land Erosion
What would be the best title for the descriptions listed above?

• Inventions and Adaptations
• Flatlands That Rise Gradually from East to West
• Barbed Wire
• Physical Features and Climate

How did the invention pictured above enable settlers to live on the Great Plains? 

• It kept the farm cool.
• It improved communication between settlers.
• It allowed them to dig wells to access water.
• It created electricity that allowed them to use machines.

Which adaptation did nineteenth century farmers in the Great Plains use to have successful crop production?

• Organic farming
• Dry Farming
• Compost piles
• Crop rotation

What inventions helped farmers fence their fields?

• Railroads
• Steel plows
• Windmills
• Barbed wire