Westward Movement

One of the impacts that westward movement had on Native Americans was that they were relocated from their traditional lands to ______.

• Overseas territories

• Internment camps

• Canada and Mexico

• Reservations

The BEST title for this organizer would be _______.

• Reasons for Westward Movement

• Impact of Westward Expansion on Native Americans

• New Technology Used in the Great Plains

• Discrimination Against Immigrants

Which of the THREE following people would have been likely to migrate westward after the Civil War?

• People looking for adventure

• Wealthy owner of a factory

• Former slaves

• Miner searching for gold and silver

One of the major outcomes resulting from the event in this picture was that _______.

• Westward expansion occurred quickly

• People migrated to the south

• Gold and silver were discovered

• Farms became more industrialized

Which of the following might have been a motive for moving West to Oregon?

• Escaping Debt

• Religion

• Manifest Destiny

• All of the above

What was the primary purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

• To find a direct water route to the Pacific Ocean

• To establish trade with Native American tribes

• To claim land for the British Crown

• To study the flora and fauna of the American West

Who do historians consider the greatest Mountain Man? He explored more of the West, and collected more beaver pelts, than anyone else in the 1820's & 1830's. He also is credited with finding South Pass, a 12-mile gap in the Rocky Mountains that wagons could get through. (a)  

• Jedediah Smith

• Jim Beckwourth

• Hugh Glass

• Meriwether Lewis

Which battle occurred in 1876 that resulted in the defeat of Custer's 7th Cavalry by Sioux Native Americans?

• Battle of Sutter's Mill

• Battle of the Great Plains

• Battle of Little Bighorn

• Massacre of Wounded Knee

Which of these THREE inventions helped people live on the Great Plains?

• Barbed wire

• Automobiles

• Tractors

• Sod Houses

• Steel Plows

Who led the Nez Perce tribe on an unsuccessful exodus to Canada?

• Sitting Bull

• George Custer

• Geronimo

• Chief Joseph