Chapter 11 Westward Expansion Test

What was the region called that had grasslands that extended through the mid-west portion of the United States?

• Rocky Mountains
• Great Plains
• Texas Pan Handle

Which of the following correctly describes a belief of Native Americans toward the land of the Great Plains?

• Native Americans believed that starting a business on the land would give them a stake in the country.
• Native Americans believed that they had forfeited rights to the land because they did not improve it.
• Native Americans believed that land was unable to be owned.

(True/False) Settlers believed that since the Native Americans had not improved the land yet, then they did not want the land.

• True
• False

What treaty forced the Sioux onto a reservation near the Missouri River in 1868?

• Treaty of Fort Laramie
• Treaty of Paris
• Treaty of Sioux

What was arguably the most significant blow to the Plains Native American lifestyle?

• The Sand Creek Massacre
• Assimilation
• The Destruction of the Buffalo

What was the US policy of Assimilation?

• Native Americans would maintain their beliefs and way of life.
• Native Americans would join the Army to fight Mexican Vaqueros
• Native Americans would give up their beliefs and way of life to become part of the white culture?

What event effectively brought an end to the Indian Wars in the Great Plains?

• Custer's Last Stand
• Battle of Little Bighorn
• Battle of Wounded Knee

What was discovered between 1865 and 1900 in the West?

• Gold
• Oil
• Coal

Where did miners find about $500 Million dollars worth of silver?

• Comstock Lode
• Black Hills
• Pikes Peak

What animal did the Cowboys raise on the Great Plains?

• Longhorns
• Buffalo
• Dogs