WorksheetsChapter 6: The South and the West Transformed
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the Civil War, what product went down in price, crippling the Southern economy?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Manufactured Tools
d)
Oil
2.
What do we refer to the more cosmopolitan South that developed after the Civil War?
a)
The Old South
b)
Cosmosouth
c)
The New South
d)
The Deep South
3.
What most contributed to the rapid development of the New South?
a)
Telegraph
b)
Railroads
c)
Cotton
d)
Tourism
4.
Which of the following most accurately describes agriculture in the South after the Civil War?
a)
A Wide Variety of Crops
b)
Dominated by Cotton
c)
Mostly Vegetables
d)
Dominated by Tobacco
5.
Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?
a)
Cotton
b)
Tobacco
c)
Sugar
d)
Wheat
6.
Which amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
7.
Which amendment made all natural born Americans (African Americans) citizens?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
8.
What amendment gave all citizens (now including African Americans) the right to vote?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
9.
Which is true of the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments on the lives of Southerners?
a)
Black Southerners were forbidden to serve as elected officials
b)
Black Southerners had no more political and economic freedom
c)
These amendments had little effect on the lives of Southerners
d)
White Southerners celebrated black Southerners' new rights
10.
Which was NOT a "Three Legged Stool of Industry"? (factors of production)
a)
Legislation
b)
Land
c)
Labor
d)
Capital
11.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1875 do?
a)
It gave African Americans access to public transportation and places
b)
It abolished poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses
c)
It began affirmative action
d)
It segregated Southern society
12.
In 1883, how did the Supreme Court rule on the Civil Rights Act of 1875?
a)
It forced states to enforce it.
b)
It determined that civil rights were a state issue and couldn't force states to enforce it.
c)
It allowed African Americans into public places but not on public transportation.
d)
It allowed African Americans onto public transportation but not in public places.
13.
What 'Christian' group resisted advances for African Americans, Catholics, and immigrants in the South through violence and intimidation?
a)
The Sons of Liberty
b)
The Occupied Movement
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
The Freemasons
14.
Why was the Farmers' Alliance formed in the 1870?
a)
to improve agricultural equipment
b)
to eradicate the boll weevil
c)
to fight foreign competition
d)
to negotiate lower prices for supplies
15.
How did blacks in the South lose rights in the years after the 13th, 14th, & 15th amendments?
a)
Few black Southerners chose to take advantage of their new-found freedom
b)
New amendments limited blacks Southerners' legal status
c)
State laws, segregation, and violence limited their rights
d)
Black Southerners did not lose any rights during these years
16.
Which has been the biggest cause of Native American depopulation since European contact?
a)
Disease
b)
Wars with Settlers
c)
Exploitation / Displacement
d)
Starvation
17.
What was the vast region directly west of the Mississippi river; inhabited by over 250,000 plains Indians called?
a)
The Painted Desert
b)
The Great American Desert
c)
The Midwest
d)
The Coastal Plains
18.
What was the authorization for President Jackson to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders called?
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Manifest Destiny
19.
After the Indian Removal Act, Federal troops were sent in to remove Native Americans who did not leave their ancestral homes peacefully, called the...
a)
The Sad So Long
b)
The Trail of Tears
c)
The Peace Train
d)
The Indian Walk
20.
In general, when Natives were moved, their reservations were put on...
a)
the most desirable land
b)
the coasts
c)
useless, unwanted land
d)
their ancestral homelands
21.
What is NOT true of the typical Native American reservation?
a)
Starvation was common
b)
Alcoholism rates were very high
c)
There were no jobs, so poverty ensued
d)
Natives were allowed to practice their traditional lifestyles
22.
What was the 1864 massacre of 100 or more Cheyenne and Arapaho mostly women and children who believed they were under the protection of the federal government in present-day Wyoming?
a)
Sand Creek Massacre
b)
Battle of Little Big Horn
c)
Wounded Knee Massacre
d)
Ghost Dance War
23.
Who was the American colonel at Sand Creek, who went unpunished for the massacre?
a)
John Chivington
b)
George Armstrong Custer
c)
Henry Dawes
d)
William Tecumseh Sherman
24.
After what 1866 battle did the Federal government give up lands after William Fetterman's men were massacred at the hands of the Cheyenne, Arapaho, and Sioux?
a)
Battle of Little Big Horn
b)
Red River War
c)
Red Cloud's War
d)
Ghost Dance War
25.
What were the findings of the Indian Peace Commission?
a)
The US ought to halt Western expansion
b)
Native Americans should be given money and previous territories in exchange for misdealings
c)
The only path to peace is for the Native Americans to live as whites
d)
The US must adopt Native culture
26.
What 1868 treaty agreed that the US must abandon its forts in Sioux territory so long as the Sioux stay on their reservations?
a)
Fort Laramie Treaty
b)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge
c)
Fort Lyon Treaty
d)
Treaty of Alliance
27.
What caused Americans to violate the Fort Laramie Treaty (beginning in 1874)?
a)
Battle of Little Big Horn
b)
Black Hills Gold Rush
c)
Industrialization
d)
The Ghost Dance
28.
At what 1876 massacre did Sioux under the leadership of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull kill all 250 of Col. Custer's?
a)
Battle of Little Big Horn
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Fetterman Fight
d)
Wounded Knee Massacre
29.
What was the motivation for the Sioux massacre of Federal Troops at the Battle of Little Big Horn?
a)
American violation of the Fort Laramie Treaty
b)
Revenge for the Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Revenge for the Wounded Knee Massacre
d)
To steal horses and supplies from a weaker opponent
30.
What was the federal dept. dedicated to handling Native Americans’ relocation and assimilation called?
a)
The American Indian Department
b)
The Native-American Relations Board
c)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
d)
The Federal Department Dedicated to Handling Native Americans' Relocation and Assimilation (F.D.D.H.N.A.R.A.)
31.
What treaty in 1867 gave Kiowa, Comanche, Arapaho, and Cheyenne lands on a reservation as well as assistance in exchange for tribal lands in Texas and Oklahoma?
a)
Treaty of Medicine Lodge
b)
Fort Laramie Treaty
c)
Treaty of Alliance
d)
Treaty of Greeneville
32.
What was the 1874 war to relocate Comanche, Arapaho, and Cheyenne from Oklahoma and North Texas to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) called?
a)
Red River War
b)
Ghost Dance War
c)
Red Cloud's War
d)
Sioux Wars
33.
What Sioux chief was killed while being apprehended at the start of the Ghost Dance War?
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Crazy Horse
c)
Black Elk
d)
Red Cloud
34.
In 1870, a new technique for tanning their hides opened the doors for whites to systematically hunt millions of _______, essentially ending the traditional Sioux way of life.
a)
Buffaloes
b)
Deer
c)
Bears
d)
Salmons
35.
The fundamental difference between Native American hunting and American hunting is...
a)
the Natives hunt for entertainment while the Americans hunt for survival
b)
the Natives only take what they need and the Americans hunt as much as possible for profit
c)
the Natives use primitive technology while the Americans use advanced weapons
d)
the Natives are much better hunters than the Americans
36.
What was the Sioux ceremony where they prayed for the Great Creator to remove the “white man” and revive of the buffalo called?
a)
The Rain Dance
b)
The Great White Buffalo Dance
c)
The Sioux Revival Dance
d)
The Ghost Dance
37.
What Native American leader died while being apprehended during the Ghost Dance War (1890-1891)?
a)
Red Cloud
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Crazy Horse
d)
Spotted Elk
38.
The Ghost Dance War culminated in the ultimate massacre of around 200 mostly women and children at the hands of the U.S. Cavalry?
a)
Battle of Little Big Horn
b)
Wounded Knee Massacre
c)
Sand Creek Massacre
d)
Battle of Pine Ridge
39.
Who was the Christian Nez Perce chief who led Federal troops on a 1,300 chase to avoid being captured and forced to live on a reservation in 1877?
a)
Geronimo
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Sitting Bull
d)
Crazy Horse
40.
Adopting the culture and civilization of white America is called...
a)
Assimilation
b)
Europeanization
c)
Blancification
d)
Truncation
41.
Who wrote books and narratives criticizing the government’s treatment of Native Americans in the late 1800's?
a)
Helen Hunt Jackson
b)
Susette La Flesche
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Pamela Crow Foot
42.
Who was the French-Omaha writer who used the court system to combat treatment of Native Americans ?
a)
Helen Hunt Jackson
b)
Susette La Flesche
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Pamela Crow Foot
43.
What 1887 act replaced the reservation system by giving each Native American family a 25-year non-transferrable 160-acre homestead?
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Morrill Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Taft-Hartley Act
44.
The first great boom in the West was spurred by...
a)
Mining for Gold
b)
Oil Drilling
c)
Railroading
d)
Ranching
45.
Due to the lack of police (and society in general), the West relied on law enforcers who punished law-breakers using brutal tactics, called...
a)
Vigilantes
b)
Deputies
c)
Mercenaries
d)
Enforcers
46.
Who was the Western Lawman who gained fame by winning the gun fight at OK Corral ?
a)
Doc Holliday
b)
Bat Masterson
c)
Kit Carson
d)
Wyatt Earp
47.
What were Settlers who sneaked into Oklahoma to settle the territory called? (They arrived before the Boomers!)
a)
Sooners
b)
Exodusters
c)
Pioneers
d)
Sodbusters
48.
What did we call the rail link between the east and the West American coasts in order to transport goods and people?
a)
National Rail System
b)
Great American Railroad
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Manifest Destiny Rail Lines
49.
What were free or cheap lands on either side of the new Western railroads called?
a)
Land Grants
b)
Plots
c)
Reservations
d)
Refuges
50.
African Americans who left the east for the “Promised Land”, and settled and farmed in Kansas and Oklahoma were called...
a)
Sooners
b)
Boomers
c)
Pioneers
d)
Exodusters
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