Settling the West Final Test

Cattle ranching developed on the Great Plains as a result of the _____________, which was a vast area of grassland owned by the government.

• open range

• long drive

• barbed wire

• Chisholm Trail

Which of the following factors provided incentive for people to farm the Great Plains?

• long cattle drives

• large amounts of rainfall

• the Homestead Act

• dry, windy weather

The Native American wars that occurred between 1860 and 1890 were mainly the result of _______.

• disputes over the spread of slavery.

• conflict with Mexico over Texas and California.

• the search for gold in California.

• the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains.

The open range was closed to grazing with the use of __________.

• the long drive.

• barbed wire.

• hydraulic mining.

• placer mining.

The Comstock Lode was a rich deposit of _________.

• gold

• silver

• copper

• quartz

The Chisholm Trail was a trail that ________________.

• wagon trains followed west through the Rocky Mountains

• Native Americans traveled on their forced migration to reservations in the West

• cowboys used to drive cattle to a railroad line for sale

• Lewis and Clark mapped on their way to the Pacific coast

The belief that it was right for the United States to expand to the Pacific Ocean is called __________.

• The Oregon Trail

• Manifest Destiny

• God's Providence

• Westward Ho

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

• They agreed to give up all their land peacefully.

• They were forced to live on reservations.

• They were given a choice of where to live.

• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

Native Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?

• cotton

• cattle

• buffalo

• gold

Who was the leader of the Cheyenne who were massacred at Sand Creek?

• Sitting Bull

• Red Cloud

• Crazy Horse

• Black Kettle