American History Quiz 1

The Homestead Act of 1862 offered:

• Free land to settlers willing to farm it

• Railroad construction jobs

• Gold mining rights only

• Loans to industrialists

Which Native American leader fought in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• Sitting Bull

• Crazy Horse

• Geronimo

• Tecumseh

The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in:

• 1850

• 1869

• 1877

• 1885

Which industry was most associated with Western expansion?

• Oil refining

• Farming and cattle ranching

• Textile production

• Shipbuilding

The Dawes Act (1887) attempted to:

• Protect Native lands

• Assimilate Native Americans into American society

• Fund railroads

• Expand mining

Buffalo were important to Native Americans because they provided:

• Money for trade

• Shelter, food, and tools

• Weapons for war

• Land for farming

The Chisholm Trail was used for:

• Mining silver

• Transporting cattle to markets

• Railroad construction

• Settling farms

The Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889 involved:

• Native Americans defending land

• Settlers claiming “unassigned” lands

• Railroad workers striking

• Gold miners

What role did barbed wire play in the West?

• Helped miners extract gold

• Fenced in land for farming and ranching

• Built railroad tracks

• Protected Native American territories

Which state became the 48th state of the U.S. in 1912?

• Arizona

• New Mexico

• Oklahoma

• Nevada