American History Quiz 1
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Homestead Act of 1862 offered:
Free land to settlers willing to farm it
Railroad construction jobs
Gold mining rights only
Loans to industrialists
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which Native American leader fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
Geronimo
Tecumseh
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in:
1850
1869
1877
1885
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which industry was most associated with Western expansion?
Oil refining
Farming and cattle ranching
Textile production
Shipbuilding
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Dawes Act (1887) attempted to:
Protect Native lands
Assimilate Native Americans into American society
Fund railroads
Expand mining
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Buffalo were important to Native Americans because they provided:
Money for trade
Shelter, food, and tools
Weapons for war
Land for farming
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Chisholm Trail was used for:
Mining silver
Transporting cattle to markets
Railroad construction
Settling farms
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