The American West Quiz

Why was the extinction or preservation of the bision or buffalo so important in the West?

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What did Native American boarding schools do and why was it damaging?

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Why was the Homestead Act important to the West?

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How did railroads change the West?

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What was NOT a stereotype of the West?

• They all wore cowboy hats

• It was civilized

• All cowboys were white Americans

• There was duels all the time

True or False: Cowboys came from all backgrounds, races, and ethnicities.

• True

• False

Who mainly went into battle with Native Americans?

• The U.S. government

• Settlers moving west

• Cowboys

• Mexican Americans

What was NOT a reason why it was hard to farm in the West?

• Farming didn't give a lot of money for the crops

• It was dry

• The government didn't give any land to farmers/settlers

• Hard/tough land

Who won the battle of Little Bighorn?

• Mexican Americans

• General Custer

• The U.S. goverement

• Native Americans under the leaders of Crazy horse and Sitting Bull

How did Native American land in the West shrink over time?

• There was better farmland else were

• Settlers moving and their land being sold

• They just left many campsites

• Wars with each other