Westward Expansion TEST Review

How did the Homestead Act of 1862 encourage people to move West?

• It set up reservations for freed African Americans

• It offered free land to those willing to farm it

• It offered land to gold prospectors

• It promised protection from Native Americans

Settlers and Plains Indians came into conflict mostly because

• Chiefs like Sitting Bull refused to go to reservations

• Settlers ignored treaties protecting Indian lands

• Railroad passengers shot at buffalo

• Indians claimed more land than they could use

A MAJOR BENEFIT of the Transcontinental Railroad was that

• More buffalo were left on the Plains

• Fewer states entered the Union

• Supplies and mail moved more quickly and cheaply

• Congress gave loans to railroad companies

Based on this quote, which statement best describes Chief Joseph's point of view?

• To stop the attempt of his people's escape to Canada

• To continue resisting United States forces

• To stop hunting buffalo

• To move back to their tribal lands

A historian would find this document to be most useful to

• Understand the hardships and conflicts Native Americans faced in the Great Plains

• Analyze the impact of segregation on African Americans

• Justify westward expansion

• Understand the effects of the civil war

The Plains Indians used the buffalo for ALL of the following EXCEPT:

• Food

• Clothing

• Transportation

• Shelter

What material did Homesteaders use to build their homes from on the Great Plains?

• Dirt

• Clay

• Sod

• Silt

What role did the buffalo play in the lives of the Plains Indians?

• They were the focus of the Plains Indians religious beliefs

• They were captured and sold as livestock to farmers

• They were a source of food, clothing, tools, and shelter

• Indians sold their meat to railroad workers

The intended audience for this ad from the 1840s were people interested in going to California to engage or participate in the

• Fur trade

• Whaling Industry

• Gold Rush

• Fruit Farming

What impact did this poster and other advertisements have on the western region of the U.S. during this time period?

• People moved to South America

• California's population decreased

• The number of states in the western United States increased

• No impact on the west