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WorksheetsThe West
Total questions: 44
Worksheet time: 31mins
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Class
Date
1.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
2.
Buffalo dung was used for:
a)
Food
b)
Bedding
c)
Clothing
d)
Fuel
3.
Why did people move west?
a)
To own land
b)
To see the ocean
c)
To visit their family
d)
To ride a train
4.
In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?
a)
They maintained control of their traditional lands.
b)
They benefited economically from government policy.
c)
They became farmers and small business owners.
d)
They were forced to live on reservations.
5.
"Up to our own day American history is the history of the colonization of the Great West. The existence of an area of free land, . . . and the advance of American settlement westward explain American development."
This quotation of the 1890’s suggests that the American frontier
This quotation of the 1890’s suggests that the American frontier
a)
should be preserved for free use by all the people
b)
has mirrored European values and social patterns
c)
will continue indefinitely as a region to be colonized
d)
has had a positive effect on the growth of the United States
6.
The purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862, which provided free federal land, was to
a)
encourage settlement of the West
b)
set up reservations for Native American Indians
c)
establish land-grant agricultural colleges
d)
assist in the construction of transcontinental railroads
7.
What was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?
a)
80 acres
b)
160 acres
c)
200 acres
d)
240 acres
8.
Manifest Destiny is the idea that America would not only stretch from coast to coast, but would also...
a)
Bring civilization to the West
b)
Destroy all of the Indians
c)
Gain as much land as possible
d)
from the Arctic to the Antarctic
9.
Which of the following ended the open ranges of the West?
a)
trains
b)
windmills
c)
barbed wire
d)
Homestead Act
10.
What happened at Custer's Last Stand in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Custer killed all of the Lakota Indians.
b)
Custer and Sitting Bull made an agreement that the Native Americans Could have their land.
c)
Custer was killed, along with his entire force.
11.
- area of land set aside for Native Americans.
a)
Reservation
b)
Exoduster
c)
Pony Express
d)
Gold Rush
12.
Battle in which Crazy Horse helped lead the Lakota to victory against United States forces
a)
Little Big Horn
b)
Crazy Horse's War
c)
The Great Lakota War
13.
How would you compare Wounded Knee to the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
One was a massacre of innocent Native Americans
b)
The Buffalo Soldiers assisted the Native Americans in Wounded Knee
c)
Both were victories for the Native Americans
d)
None of the answers
14.
Why did individuals have to build sod houses?
a)
there was limited lumber
b)
there were many droughts in the West
c)
there were limited resources to build
d)
all answers
15.
This sought to "Americanize" Native Americans by breaking up the reservations into separate individual family units. Native Americans were offered free land (160 acres to each household & 80 acres to each unmarried adult). The Government promised to sell the reservation land and give the $$$ to the Native Americans but they did not get any money.
a)
The Dawes Act
b)
The Amnesty Act
c)
The Homestead Act
d)
The Ft. Laramie Act
16.
He was a Colonel in the U.S. Army who was sent to move the Native American Sioux out of Black Hills, SD in June 1876.
a)
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
b)
Col. George A. Custer
c)
Col. Nathan B. Forrest
d)
Col. Harland David Sanders
17.
The migration of the Plains Indians mirrored the movement of the buffalo.
a)
False
b)
True
18.
Which of the following was NOT one of the challenges typically faced by homesteaders?
a)
Harsh weather
b)
High cost of land
c)
Dry, hard soil
d)
Large amounts of insects
19.
How did the development of the railroad impact the buffalo population?
a)
the amount of buffalo did not change
b)
the amount of buffalo decreased
c)
the amount of buffalo increased
d)
buffalo migrated east
20.
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
a)
the railroads helped the NA move east
b)
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
c)
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
d)
the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
21.
Most people who went west as homesteaders were
a)
farmers
b)
miners
c)
storekeepers
d)
doctors
22.
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
a)
To declare Treaties with Native Americans null and void.
b)
To build more railroads across tribal land.
c)
To get Native Americans to assimilate to American farming culture.
d)
To move Native Americans onto Reservations.
23.
Chief Joseph was head of which tribe?
a)
Apache
b)
Sioux
c)
Cheyenne
d)
Nez Perce
24.
Wounded Knee Massacre of Sioux Indians occurred because of a misunderstanding of the Native American's participation in this
a)
7th Cavalry
b)
Farming
c)
Ghost Dance
d)
A Buffalo Hunt
25.
This western map identifies what...
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Mining trails
c)
Irrigation ditches
d)
Cattle drives
26.
A rail line that connected the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States was called the _________________.
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Western Railroad
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
Kanas Nebraska Railroad
27.
What was the name of the law that gave settlers a large amount of land for little money?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Pacific Railway Act
d)
Transcontinental Act
28.
Which law forced the Plains Indians into farming?
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Pacific Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Railway Act
29.
How did the railroad foster economic growth in the development of the west?
a)
by providing sharecroppers a means of travel
b)
by providing farmers with the means of getting their crops to market
c)
by providing Native Americans a means to sell fur
d)
by providing the bison a place to roam freely
30.
What was the belief of reformers regarding Native American children?
a)
they should learn the ways of the white man
b)
they should learn about Native American ways of life
c)
they should learn how to be like chinese immigrants
d)
they should learn how to be ranchers and cowboys
31.
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the...
a)
North and South
b)
West and East
32.
Why did settlers move to the Great Plains?
a)
They were looking for gold.
b)
They were hoping to farm the rich land found there.
c)
They liked the towns found there.
d)
They wanted a factory job there.
33.
What act gave 160 acres to any family who would linve on the land and farm it for 5 years?
a)
The Homestead Promise
b)
The Homestead Neighborhood
c)
The Homestead Act of 1862
d)
The Homestead farmland
34.
What did many homesteaders live in?
a)
wooden houses
b)
sod houses
c)
farm houses
d)
apartments
35.
Native Americans living on the Great Plains relied on which of the following to meet many of their basic needs?
a)
Cotton
b)
Deer
c)
Buffalo
d)
Gold
36.
One of the primary purposes of the Dawes Act was to..
a)
turn Native Americans into farmers.
b)
rebuild the Native American nations.
c)
restore the tribal ownership of land.
d)
encourage the Native American population to increase.
37.
The term "sodbusters" refers to..
a)
railroad workers.
b)
Great Plains farmers.
c)
Oklahomans.
d)
cowhands.
38.
Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.
a)
farm cooperative
b)
sooner
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
reservation
39.
When the mines ran out in Boom-towns and the people moved on it often created ____________
a)
Slow towns
b)
Small towns
c)
Ghost towns
d)
Mini towns
40.
Many Native Americans longed for the return of their way of life. Many turned to a religious ceremony called the ______________.
a)
Moon Dance
b)
Sun Dance
c)
Greasy grass Dance
d)
Ghost Dance
41.
The Nez Perce leader who led his people on a heroic march toward Canada was
a)
White Cloud
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Red Bull
d)
Leaping Reindeer
42.
One of the few victories of the Native people happened in 1876. The Sioux defeated General Custer and the 7th Cavalry. It was known as
a)
Battle of the Little Bighorn
b)
Wounded Knee
c)
Battle of Fallen Timbers
d)
Bunker Hill
43.
How long was a person required to live on the property under the Homestead Act?
a)
1 yr
b)
2 yrs
c)
5 yrs
d)
25 yrs
44.
What is the term that means a Mexican Cowboy?
a)
Lasso
b)
Racheros
c)
Vaqueros
d)
Barrios
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