Unit 2 Westward Expansion Test

What invention made farming more efficient and profitable?

• Dawes Act

• Cattle Drives

• Steel Plow

Who led the Sioux Indians in the Battle of Little Big Horn?

• Sitting Bull

• Crazy Horse

• General Custer

• Steel Plow

What tragic event resulted in the death of 300 unarmed Sioux Indians?

• Massacre at Wounded Knee

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Decimation of the Buffalo

During the Indian wars, the majority of Native Americans were forced to live

• on reservations.

• to another state.

• to California.

What act broke up the existing Indian Reservations?

• Battle of Little Big Horn

• Dawes Act

• Indian Citizenship Act of 1924

The Dawes Act promised what to Native Americans that gave up their culture and tribe?

• assimilation into white society
• protection of their cultural traditions
• individual ownership of 160 acres of land.

What was the purpose of sending Native American children to boarding schools?

• To assimilate them into mainstream American culture

• To provide them with better education

• To preserve their tribal traditions

When were Native Americans granted U.S. Citizenship?

• 1924

• 1890

• 1901

What industry was greatly influenced by the Cattle Drives?

• Farming

• Meatpacking

• Railroads

What caused the overproduction of crops and the drop in prices?

• Improved farming technology

• Dawes Act

• Gold Rushes