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WorksheetsUnit 2 Review - Westward Migration and Life in the West
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 14mins
According to the chart above, from 1860 to 1900, there were approximately _____ miles of railroad track laid in the United States
53,000
123,000
208,000
229,000
According to this excerpt, President Hayes believed that it was important for the government to be on good terms with Native Americans and to do so by first…
Providing farm tools
Providing cattle
Fulfilling its pledges
Establishing schools
The author of this excerpt was asserting that
Anyone could succeed if they moved to the Great Plains
The Great Plains was a dangerous place to live
Poverty was not uncommon among Plains settlers
People were drawn to the Plains by its natural beauty
The Dawes Act:
Achieved its goals
Failed to achieve its goals
Transformed Native Americans into farmers
Transformed Native Americans into ranchers
Which of the following greatly spurred the settlement of Colorado, Arizona, and Montana?
The arrival of large number of miners
The availability of free land
The growth of the cattle industry
The presence of peaceful, orderly towns
How did the geographic distribution of the American population changed between 1870 and 1890? Select ALL that apply.
The number of people living in the East grew smaller while the population in the west grew larger
The percentage of the population living in the West steadily increased
The percentage of the population living in the East steadily decreased
The percentage of the population living in the West steadily decreased
The percentage of the population living in the East steadily increased
Vigilance Committee
group of ordinary citizens who organize to find criminals and bring them to justice
vast areas of grassland owned by the federal government
a huge ranch
a large, highly profitable wheat farm
Allotment
A person who moves from place to place in search of food
money paid by contract at regular intervals
to absorb a group into the culture of another population
a plot of land assigned to an individual or a family for a specified use
Hydraulic mining
a way of farming dry land in which seeds are planted deep in ground where there is some moisture
to absorb a group into the culture of another population
a method of mining by which water is sprayed at a very high pressure against a hill or mountain, washing away large quantities of dirt, gravel, and rock and exposing the minerals beneath the surface
a name given to Great Plains farmers
Assimilate
a large, highly profitable wheat farm
Spanish-speaking neighborhoods in a town or city
a huge ranch
to absorb a group into the culture of another population
Which of the following answer choices offers the best reason to explain the change shown on this graph?
A decline in the buffalo population
The popularity of the Ghost Dance
Implementation of the Dawes Act
The Sand Creek Massacre
What was the purpose of the Ghost Dance?
War preperation
Cultural practice to prepare boys for manhood
Cultural practice to return buffalo and force settlers away
Rain dance
Who was the US military leader who was killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Lt. Col. Joseph
Lt. Col. Custer
Lt. Col. Chivinton
Gen. Sherman
Which of the following was a push factor in people leaving the East for the West
Available jobs
Lack of farmland
Available farmland
Social and political stability
What was the purpose of dry seeding
planted seeds near the surface so they were easy to water
planted seeds at a normal depth and let them grow naturally, without watering
farmers dried out the seeds before planting so they would absorb more water when it rained
planting seeds deeper underground, closer to moisture
The Nez Perce were forced, by the US Army, from the North Western US to reservations in which stat
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Utah
According to the chart above, what two states held the manufacturing facilities in 1870. Select all that Apply.
Massachusetts
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Sodbuster
A name give to Great Plains farmers
a huge ranch
a large, highly profitable wheat farm
money paid by contract at regular intervals
How did the Homestead Act create an incentive for settlers. Select all that apply.
Gave them 160 acres of land
Gave them $10,000 to start a farm
Allowed farmers to hand pick the land they wanted
Only gave settlers land that was perfect for farming
A hacienda is most closely related to what other vocab term
Nomad
Barrio
Homestead
Bonanza Farm
