West/Great Plains/South

What was a group of African American soldiers established in 1866 to protect American citizens heading to the Great Plains?

• Peace Time Volunteers

• Great Plains Police

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Wagon Train Masters

Which words describe the Plains region?

• Flat, grassy lands
• Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
• Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
• Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas

What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?

• Hayes Act
• Sherman Anti-Trust Act
• Bland-Allison Act
• Dawes Act

What battle was a major victory for the Sioux against General Custer?

• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Battle of Tippacanoe
• Battle of Fallen Timbers
• Battle of Horseshoe Bend

What "battle" marked the end of the Indian resistance?

• Wounded Knee
• Little Bighorn
• Horseshoe Bend
• Fort Wilderness

Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?

• the Homestead Act
• the Morrill Land Grant Act
• the Indian Removal Act
• the Dawes Act

What closed the open range?

• Fireproof doors

• Barbed Wires

• The Sheriff

• Elite Military units

Which technological tool was needed to break up tough dry soil?

• Steel Plow
• Dry Farming
• Barbed Wire
• WIndmill

How did the people moving west adapt to the challenges of the plains? Choose all of the following

• Dry Farming

• Sod Houses

• Barbed Wire

• They all died on the Oregon Trail

True or False the transcontinental railroad encouraged people to move West.

• True

• False