Unit 4: Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, & Women's Rights

The Dawes Act authorized _________________.

• a nutrition guide

• funds for dance lessons

• the federal breakup of tribal land

• cattle for tribal farmers

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?

• European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
• Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
• Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
• The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.

In the 1860s, a railroad was built connecting the East Coast of the United States with the West Coast. What was one important effect of this?

• It took longer to travel from San Francisco to New York
• People did not use any other form of transportation
• It became quicker to travel from San Francisco to New York
• People could now fly by airplane to get to places more quickly

The pioneers that took advantage of the Homestead Act were called...

• homesteaders
• ranchers
• sodbusters
• scalawags

How did railroads impact Native Americans?

• They helped them thrive
• They made them wealthy
• They altered their way of life and took their land
• They had minimal effect on them

This gave 160 acres of land for free to anyone willing to work the land for 5 years

• The Trail of Tears

• The Homestead Act

• The union Pacific RR company

• Prospectors

Allowed the U.S. Government to divide up Native American reservations for individual ownership.

• Expansionism

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• Reservation

How did the development of the railroad impact the buffalo population?

• the amount of buffalo did not change

• the amount of buffalo decreased

• the amount of buffalo increased

• buffalo migrated east

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the Natives move east

• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and took away precious resources

• the railroads increased the amount of land the Natives had