Unit 1 Test Review

Which of the following is not one of the main features of the Great Plains

• Erosion from wind and water

• Dust Storms

• Large Amounts of Rain

• Flat lands that rise from east to west

Which reason below is the BEST reason ranchers and farmers were able to be successful during western expansion?

• The discovery of gold and silver

• More wood is able to be transported out west

• The first affordable car

• Railroads link resources of the west to eastern markets

The highlighted state is in which region

• South East

• North East

• Mid-West

• Rocky Mountains

Why did Chief Joseph say "I will fight no more forever"

• He wins the native American wars

• He was tired of fighting and is reluctantly accepting the placement of Native Americans onto reservations

• He is accepting Native Americans becoming American Citizens

• A dispute with his brother.

The result of the Massacre at Wounded Knee was_______________

• They won against General Custer

• It ended the Native American wars

• It ended America's transfer of Native Americans onto reservations

• Finished the construction of the Railroad

Which region is shown here

• Pacific

• Rocky Mountin

• Midwest

• Northeast

The homestead act did what?

• Gave 160 acres of free land to the head of house hold for those who would move out west

• expanded the railroad

• Gave everyone a free home

• Banished the Native Americans

Which is not a push factor

• Religious persecution

• political persecution

• prosperity

• poverty

Which immigrant group was excluded by congress in 1882

• Chinese

• Irish

• Russian

• Italians

Which did not help the development of the Great Plains?

• Transportation of the railroad

• Adaptations for living in the Great Plains

• The Homestead Act

• The Chinese Exclusion act