Westward Expansion Exam

Westward Expansion Exam

22 Qs

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Westward Expansion Exam

Westward Expansion Exam

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22 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was not central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800s?
The Horse
The Buffalo
Family
Land Ownership

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The intent of the Homestead Act was to?
Prevent African Americans from settling in the West.
Settle Native Americans in farming communities.
Make money for the government.
Encourage white families to develop the West.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a huge reservation change?
White settlers began wanting the land on the plains.
Native Americans refused to remain on the plains.
Native American populations decreased and needed less land.
The plains failed to meet the needs of Native Americans.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following marked the end of the wars between the federal government and Plains Indians?
The Treaty of Fort Laramie.
The Death of Sitting Bull.
The Sand Creek Massacre.
The Massacre at wounded Knee.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Law that allowed white settlers to take much of the land set aside for Native Americans
Morrill Act.
Homestead Act.
Dawes Act.
Assimilation.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did people move westward during the 19th century?
To find gold and other valuable resources
To establish new communities and farmland
All the above
None of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the impact of westward expansion on Native American tribes?
They were pushed off their ancestral lands and forced onto reservations
They migrated to Europe to escape the conflicts
They maintained control over their territories and resources
None of the above

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