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WorksheetsSSUSH12 Cowboys and indians
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which development had the greatest impact of territorial growth, economic growth, industrial growth
during the years after the Civil War? (SSUSH12a)
Canals
Airplanes
Railroads
Telephones
What was one of the GREATEST contributions Chinese immigrants made to the development of the
western United States? (SSUSH12a)
They helped build a number of mining
towns
They played a significant role in the
constructing the nation’s railroads
They fought valiantly against hostile
Native American tribes
They helped populate the Northwest
Territory
Chinese and Irish immigrants played a major role in the (SSUSH12a)
Opening of Ellis Island
Rapid growth of northern cities
Construction of western railroads
Organized labor movement
Which of the following contributed MOST to the forced removal of Native Americans from the Great
Plains from 1867 to 1890? (SSUSH12a,c)
the desire to establish military posts
the building of the Trans-Continental
railroad
the building of new canals
the desire for more land to grow cotton
On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, the East and the West became connected by the completion of
(SSUSH12a)
a telegraph line reaching from New York
to San Francisco
the Oregon Trail system
the Transcontinental Railroad
the stations that served the Pony Express
How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains
Indians? (SSUSH12b)
Native American were moved off their
land and into reservations
Native Americans lead several successful
court cases that allowed them to stay on
their land
Native Americans assimilated into the
western population
Native Americans developed farmers
unions to protect their cattle
Which of the following technological advances played an important role in opening the Great Plains
in the late nineteenth century? (SSUSH12b)
Advance irrigation techniques
Corporate development of
drought-resistant grains
Steel plows, barbed wire and the
mechanical reaper
Scientific development of synthetic
pesticides
In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Plains Indians’ living in
western states? (SSUSH12c)
They maintained control of their
traditional lands
They became farmers and small business
owners
They benefited economically from
government police
They were forced to live on reservations
He was the famous Sioux leader who fought the U.S. Army and led his people to a brief exile to
Canada before finally agreeing to settle on a reservation? (SSUSH12c)
Metacom
Chief Joseph
Powhatan
Sitting Bull
Battle of Wounded Knee, the mass killing of buffalo, and the completion of the transcontinental
railroad are most closely associated with the (SSUSH12c)
rise of organized labor
northern migration of African Americans
building of the Erie Canal
decline of the Plains Indians
During the construction of the transcontinental railroad, which of the following groups would have
provided the labor needed to build the railroad? (SSUSH12a)
Native Americans
Socialist
Immigrants
Progressivist
In which pair of events did the first event most directly influence the second? (SSUSH12a,c)
assimilation of Native American Indians
into American society>> >passage of the
Dawes Act
building of the transcontinental railroad
>>>disappearance of the Native
Americans
settling of the Oregon Territory
>>>passage of the Homestead Act
discovery of gold in California
>>>Louisiana Purchase
How did the growth of the western population and innovations in farming and ranching impact Plains
Indians? (SSUSH12b)
Native American were moved off their
land and into reservations
Native Americans lead several successful
court cases that allowed them to stay on
their land
Native Americans assimilated into the
western population
Native Americans developed farmers
unions to protect their cattle
How did the expansion of the railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?
(SSUSH12b)
By raising the consumer price of
agricultural products
By providing farmers with affordable
access to distant markets
By increasing the variety of locally
grown crops
By encouraging farmers to form the first
agricultural union
Which battle ended the Plains Indians’ long conflict against settlers moving to the Great Plains?
(SSUSH12c)
Battle of Gettysburg
King Philip’s War
Bacon’s Rebellion
Battle of Wounded Knee
Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate? (SSUSH8a)
Slavery was banned west of the
Mississippi River
The balance between free and slave
states was maintained
Unorganized territories would be
governed by the United States and Great
Britain
The 36’,30” line formed a new boundary
between the United States and Canada
Which did 19th century American expansionist mean by the term Manifest Destiny? (SSUSH8b)
Americans were culturally equal to the
native and Hispanic population of the
West
Protestant and the American form of
government should be established in
Mexico
The western boundaries of the United
States should stop at the Rocky
Mountains
The citizens of the United States had the
God-given right to conquer the land to
the Pacific Ocean.
Which of the following is a correct statement about the Wilmot Proviso? (SSUSH8c)
It forbade the introduction of slavery into
territory gained during the
Mexican-American War
It passed in both house of Congress but
was vetoed by President Polk
It denied President Polk additional funds
to continue the Mexican-American War
It was proposed by President Polk to end
Reconstruction in the South
Both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 were intended to settle disputes over
(SSUSH8d)
immigration from Europe
the spread of slavery
territorial conflicts with Mexico
tariffs on imports
Which term refers to the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in
their territory? (SSUSH8e)
Nullification
Popular sovereignty
Sectionalism
Secession
