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Unit 1 Pt 1 - Westward Expansion and Populism

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

The set of reforms established by the Omaha Platform

b)

The belief that the US should spread its territory from coast to coast

c)

The reasoning behind changing the currency backing to bimetallism

d)

The justification the US government used for Indian Removal

2.

Which of the following is NOT true about Fetterman's Massacre

a)

Crazy Horse and Sioux ambushed William Fetterman’s troops

b)

It was a response to the Sandcreek Massacre

c)

It triggered two years of fighting between the Sioux and US forces

d)

It was a major victory for the US army

3.

Which battle ended when 300 Sioux were massacred by 7th cavalry signaling the end of the Indian Wars?

a)

Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

Massacre at Sand Creek

c)

Battle of Wounded Knee

d)

Fetterman's Massacre

4.

Which of the following ended the open range?

a)

barbed wire

b)

drought

c)

mining

d)

decrease demand for cattle

5.

What was NOT a stipulation in the Homestead Act?

a)

You had to be a white male to get the land

b)

You received 160 acres of land

c)

You were required to cultivate the land for 5 years

d)

The land was so cheap it was basically free

6.

Which event involved the U.S. army crushing Comanche resistance on the Southern plains?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Red River War

c)

Battle of Little Bighorn

d)

Sand Creek Massacre

7.

Which animal was popular in Texas and on the open range?

a)

Buffalo

b)

Long horns

c)

Horses

d)

Goat

8.

Who were the Exodusters?

a)

Women living on the Great Plains

b)

The Native Americans forced off their land by white settlers

c)

People who moved west to construct the Transcontinental Railroad

d)

African Americans who moved West from the post reconstruction South.

9.

Which battle resulted in the fall of Colonel Custer and is also known as Custer's Last Stand?

a)

Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

Red River War

c)

Battle of Wounded Knee

d)

Fetterman's Massacre

10.

Which battle was the LAST major victory for the Native Americans?

a)

Custer's Last Stand/Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

Battle of Wounded Knee

c)

Fetterman's Massacre

d)

Red River War

11.

The Cattle drive would begin in ____ and end in _____

a)

Texas; Wisconsin

b)

New Mexico; Chicago

c)

Oklahoma; Kansas

d)

Texas; Kansas

12.

Which groups could own land under the Homestead Act who could not own land before? (choose two)

a)

poor white men

b)

African Americans

c)

Women

d)

Confederate soldiers

13.

Which invention helped farmers cut through tough prairie sod?

a)

steel plow

b)

windmill

c)

cotton gin

d)

machete

14.

Which group of workers faced explosions due to high pressure and being trapped in complete darkness?

a)

farmers

b)

miners

c)

factory workers

d)

railroad conductors

15.

Which group of people taught the cowboys how to ranch?

a)

Chinese

b)

African Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Mexicans

16.

How did the government fund the transcontinental railroad?

a)

took out a 10 year loan from France and promised to repay it after the Civil War

b)

Raised taxes on citizens who rebelled against the US

c)

printed greenbacks

d)

gave land grants to railroad companies through the Pacific Railway Act

17.

belief that the minority group will give up their culture and become part of the majority

a)

assimilation

b)

multiculuralism

c)

immigration

d)

deportation

18.

Which of the following was NOT a challenge on the Great Plains?

a)

droughts and fires

b)

floods

c)

conflict with natives and outlaws

d)

scarcity of land because of the Transcontinental Railroad

19.

What were challenges faced by cowboys? Select all that apply

a)

reduced open land due to barbed wire

b)

harsh winters and overgrazing

c)

reduced demand for cattle

d)

debt caused by loans taken out for land

e)

ineligibility for the Homestead Act

20.

The belief that enormous profits could be made in a large scale wheat growing operation

a)

plantations

b)

bonanza farming

c)

ranching

21.

Which of the following was the lifeline to the Native Americans on the Great Plains

a)

lumber

b)

horses

c)

buffalo

d)

sod

22.

How did Homesteaders adapt to their surroundings on the Great Plains?

a)

built soddies and dugouts for homes

b)

used the railroad to transport lumber to them

c)

learned from the Native Americans to use buffalo to meet their needs

d)

they became ranchers and lived a nomadic lifestyle

23.

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Dawes Act?

a)

It was an attempt to Americanize (assimilate) the natives

b)

It tried to give the Natives a desire to farm

c)

It was meant to break up communal ties within the tribe

d)

It was established to increase the size of the Native reservations

24.

Which event resulted in the Cheyenne massacred by militia and were 200 killed on Nov. 29 1864?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Battle of Little Bighorn

c)

Sand Creek Massacre

d)

Fetterman's Massacre

25.

Which of the following was an economic problem following the Civil War?

a)

Inflation due to greenbacks and rapid deflation with the removal of greenbacks

b)

Not enough jobs for all the citizens

c)

increased rent prices due to the adoption of bimetallism

d)

Lack of land to expand

26.

What is the use of gold and silver to back currency?

a)

fiat money

b)

gold standard

c)

free silver movement

d)

bimetallism

27.

What was the message of William Jennings Bryan's "Cross of Gold" speech?

a)

The country should stick to the reliable gold standard for currency backing

b)

The gold standard is killing the common man, so silver should be added

c)

Eastern banks are being too generous with loans causing national debt

d)

The country should reduce the amount money in circulation

28.

What was NOT a problem faced by farmers on the Great Plains?

a)

Increasing debt

b)

High shipping costs on the railroads

c)

Lack of farming innovations to increase productivity

d)

Overproduction of crops causing the prices to drop

29.

What was the ORIGINAL purpose of the Granger Movement?

a)

a social organization for isolated farm families

b)

to promote the free silver movement

c)

to pass granger laws targeting the railroads

d)

a militia to fight hostile native americans

30.

Who favored the gold standard?

a)

farmers

b)

people in debt

c)

eastern banks and businessmen

d)

William Jennings Bryan

31.

Why was the election of 1896 significant?

a)

Closest election to a 3rd party candidate nearly winning (Populist Party)

b)

It was the first Republican president elected since the Civil War

c)

It ended the Progressive movement

d)

It resulted in the adoption of bimetallism

32.

Why did farmers want inflation?

a)

to increase the value of the dollar

b)

to decreased their fixed expenses

c)

to increase their fixed expenses

d)

to increase the price they can sell their crops for

33.

What is the definition of the Populist Movement?

a)

an effort to cure many of the ills of American society that had developed during the great spurt of industrial growth in the last quarter of the 19th century.

b)

politically oriented coalition of agrarian reformers in the Middle West and South that advocated a wide range of economic and political legislation in the late 19th century.

c)

the 19th-century movement of settlers into the American West, began with the Louisiana Purchase and was fueled by the Gold Rush, the Oregon Trail and a belief in "manifest destiny."

d)

state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.

34.

The advocacy for the unlimited mining and coinage of silver

a)

Bimetallism

b)

Gold Standard

c)

Miner's Plight

d)

Free Silver Movement

35.

Which of the following are names given to the Populist Platform? Select all that apply

a)

Platform of Lunacy

b)

Farmer's United

c)

Granger Laws

d)

Omaha Platform

e)

People's Platform

36.

Who was NOT a member of the Populist Party?

a)

farmers

b)

businessmen

c)

miners

d)

common man

37.

Which of the following was NOT part of the Populist Platform/Omaha Platform?

a)

increase money supply through bimetallism

b)

proportional or flat income tax

c)

secret ballot

d)

direct election of senators

e)

federal loan program

38.

Which event helped the Populist Party gain more of a following?

a)

Panic of 1893

b)

Civil War

c)

Assimilation and voting rights given to Native Americans

d)

California Gold Rush

39.

Overproduction of crops was due to which of the following? Select all that apply

a)

improved machinery

b)

fertilization

c)

increase demand for ranching

d)

New land available in the Great Plains

e)

suitable conditions for farming

40.

Which of the following was a political reforms of the Populist Movement

a)

one term presidency

b)

increase immigration

c)

10 hour workday

d)

paid maternity leave

41.

What was the result of the election of 1896? Select all that apply

a)

Death of the Populist Party

b)

Death of the Omaha Platform

c)

Election of William Jennings Bryan

d)

Election of William McKinley

e)

Introduction of bimetallism

42.

Who created a monopoly of the railroad?

a)

JP Morgan

b)

John D Rockerfeller

c)

Andrew Carnegie

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

43.

Which of the following is a result of the Dawes Act?

a)

an increase in Native American tribal lands west of the Mississippi River

b)

a decrease in federal control over Native American affairs

c)

an increase in immigration form southern and eastern Europe

d)

a reduction in tribal autonomy (self government)

44.

The Dawes Act most directly reflects which of the following reoccurring themes in American History?

a)

debates about expansion of voting rights

b)

debates about the role of assimilation in national identity

c)

debates about the growth of executive power

d)

debates about economic globalization

45.

What was distinctive about the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

it was one of the few battles that ended with Native Americans surrendering and relocating to reservations

b)

It was the battle in which the famous chief, Sitting Bull, was killed

c)

It marked the Native American's peoples largest victory over the US Military Forces

d)

It inspired the Dawes Act

46.

Which of the following would be the best way to describe the US government's approach to dealing with Native Americans on the frontier following the Civil War?

a)

negotiations, in which the aim was to share land peacefully with the tribes that lived there for generations

b)

compensation, in which the US paid tribal leaders for the land

c)

barter, in which Native Americans surrendered land in exchange for citizenship rights and being given land for families to own and farm

d)

conquest, in which the US used its military to take land previously occupied by Native Americans and relocate tribes to areas designated by the US government

47.

Which animal was sacred to the Native Americans and caused anger when they were slaughtered by white settlers?

a)

wolves

b)

bears

c)

horses

d)

buffalo

48.

Which of the following most accurately describes the impact of white settlement on Native American tribes in the 1800s?

a)

It empowered the tribes who suddenly found themselves able to use land and gold as bargaining chips in their negotiations with the US government

b)

it was detrimental to Native Americans because it meant that they were forcibly removed and sometimes killed so that white settlers could acquire land and gold

c)

it enriched many Native American tribes who were compensated financially for the land that was taken for US settlement

d)

It had little effect because the tribes were allotted large areas of land called reservations on which they could continue to live and practice their way of life

49.

What was the significance of a golden spike driven in Utah in 1869?

a)

it marked the discovery of gold after the Comstock Lode

b)

it marked the completion of the transcontinental railroad uniting the East and West

c)

it marked the Mormons' arrival in present day Utah

d)

it was a symbolic gesture by William Jennings Bryan at the Democratic National Convention

50.

What was so significant about the transcontinental railroad?

a)

it was the first railroad built in the US

b)

it served to unite the nation by connecting the eastern and western railways

c)

it served to united the nation by connecting the northern and southern railways

d)

it was the first railroad built solely by white, native born citizens

51.

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold!"


Who made this statement and why?

a)

John Deere asking the federal government for relief for the farmers

b)

William Mckinley in opposition to greenbacks

c)

Grover Cleveland in support of his own reelection

d)

William Jennings Bryan in support of bimetallism

52.

Which of the following statements would a Populist most agree with?

a)

"it is essential that the US dollar be based solely on gold"

b)

"It is not the role of the government to interfere with commerce"

c)

"it is necessary to pump more money into the nation's economy"

d)

"William McKinley is the best choice for president"

53.

Who exposed the US Government's harsh treatment of Native Americans?

a)

Grover Cleveland

b)

Helen Hunt Jackson

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

William Jennings Bryan

54.

Who would agree with the message of this cartoon?

a)

Eastern bankers and business owners

b)

miners

c)

Western Farmers

d)

Those supporting the coinage of silver

55.

What is the message of this cartoon?

a)

William Jennings Bryan running as the Populist and Democratic nominee is resulting in the overtaking of the Democratic Party by the Populist

b)

The Democratic Party and Populist Party are major enemies during the election of 1896

c)

The Populist and Democratic Party are too busy fighting each other to compete with the Republican Party

d)

The Populist Party will become members of the Democratic party