Harcourt Social Studies Chapter 4 Test AND REVIEW

Discoveries of gold in the West caused a __________ as people moved westward looking to strike it rich.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Cluster

Discoveries of gold in the West caused a boom as ___________ moved westward looking to strike it rich.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Cluster

The Homestead Act of 1862 encouraged __________ to settle out West by offering free land.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Cluster

The new population sometimes conflicted with Native American peoples. One of the most serious battles occured at ___________.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Cluster

Soldiers led by _________ tried to take over Native American land.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Custer

Chief Sitting Bull and ___________ led the fight against them.

Fill in the blank with one of the following words.....

Crazy Horse

Boom

Homesteaders

Little Bighorn River

Prospectors

George Custer

Cattle ranchers also lived out West. They drove their cattle to port cities such as Galveston, Texas, where the cattle were shipped to other cities. Later, ranchers drove their cattle on __________ to cities along the railroads.

Please select an answer from below:

Long Drives

Chicago

Sod

Abliene

From Cities such as _________ ,Kansas, cattle traveled by railroad to ____________ to be prepared for market.

Please select the correct answers below.

Long Drives

Chicago

Sod

Abilene

United States expansion reached beyond the American West. _____________convinced Congress to buy from the Russians.

Please chose from one of the following:

Queen Liliuokalani (Just TYPE Queen L)

William Seward

Juneau

Hawaii

Alaska

United States expansion reached beyond the American West. William Seward convinced Congress to buy ______________ from the Russians.

Please chose from one of the following:

Queen Liliuokalani (Just TYPE Queen L)

William Seward

Juneau

Hawaii

Alaska