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WorksheetsSettling the Plains
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which words describe the Plains region?
a)
Flat, grassy lands
b)
Rainy w/ rocky beaches and mountains
c)
Thick forests, 4 seasons, many rivers
d)
Hot, dry deserts w/ mesas
2.
What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?
a)
Hayes Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Bland-Allison Act
d)
Dawes Act
3.
What was built to connect the east coast with the west coast?
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Eire Canal
c)
Panama Canal
d)
Southern Railroad
4.
Why did the initial settlers of the Great Plains go out west?
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
To escape the war
c)
It looked like fun
d)
The war with Mexico
5.
What was another name for the grassland of the central United States extending West to the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Midwest
d)
Deep South
6.
What were the lands where Native Americans were forced to live called?
a)
Reservations
b)
Compounds
c)
Concentration Camps
d)
Summer Camp
7.
What battle was a major victory for the Sioux against General Custer?
a)
Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
Battle of Tippacanoe
c)
Battle of Fallen Timbers
d)
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
8.
What "battle" marked the end of the Indian resistance?
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Little Bighorn
c)
Horseshoe Bend
d)
Fort Wilderness
9.
Which of the following acts of Congress contributed to an increase in settlement in the West by granting free land to individuals after they had lived on it for five years?
a)
the Homestead Act
b)
the Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
the Indian Removal Act
d)
the Dawes Act
10.
What was the last armed conflict to take place between the Native Americans and the U.S. Army?
a)
The Battle of Tippecanoe
b)
Sand Creek Massacre
c)
Wounded Knee
d)
The Battle of Little Big Horn
11.
Gold rush that took place in the Yukon Region
a)
Silverton
b)
Sutter’s Mill
c)
Ohio Springs
d)
Klondike
12.
What term describes the idea of being absorbed into a larger culture?
a)
assimilation
b)
convergence
c)
prejudice
d)
cultural diffusion
13.
Name the leaders of the Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Crazy Horse
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Chief Joseph
d)
Both Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
14.
Which US leader was sent to subdue the Indians in the Dakota area?
a)
Custer
b)
Chivington
c)
Fetterman
d)
Grant
15.
What closed the open range?
a)
Fireproof doors
b)
Barbed Wires
c)
The Sheriff
d)
Elite Military units
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