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WorksheetsGoing West Game
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
After the Gold Rush of 1849, people dreamed of a faster, cheaper, and safer way to travel west. What new technology of the 1800's made this dream a reality?
Wagon trains
Pony Express
Transcontinental Railroad
Stagecoach
What most likely attracted the people in this picture to this place?
Free land offered by the Homestead Act of 1862
Freedom from slavery
Freedom from Indian attacks
The promise of jobs
In which regions did the United States Army fight the Native Americans in the final battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee?
Northeast and Southeast Regions
Midwest and Rocky Mountain Regions
Midwest and Southeast Regions
Midwest and Southwest Regions
Which immigrants were used as workers on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Japanese and Norwegian
Chinese and Irish
Siamese and French
Korean and Russian
"From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." This statement made by Nez Perce leader Chief Joseph meant that-
They attempted to change their lifestyles of their tribes.
They were able to avoid the influence of the white settlers.
They were forced to relocate to reservations.
The government supported their traditional lifestyles.
Which was most likely the biggest problem faced by American Indians on reservations?
Reservations were far form the places where the other tribes were located.
Reservations were located on dry wastelands that were unwanted by settlers.
Reservations were built close to towns and cities.
Reservations were separated by railroad tracks.
Which description applies to Sitting Bull?
Led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces in the Southwest
Opposed American westward expansion and defeated the American Army in the Battle of Little Big Horn
Forced into relocating from his traditional land to live on a reservation
Which Indian leader led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces?
Geronimo
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Which description applies to Chief Joseph?
Defeated the American Army in the Battle of Little Big Horn
Forced into relocation from his traditional land to live on a reservation
Led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces in the Southwest
"Pikes Peak or Bust" was a slogan people often used when moving west because of the-
sense of adventure
discovery of gold and silver
love of the mountains
opportunities for land ownership
Why was the technological advance pictured so important after the Civil War?
It was safer from Indian attacks than other transportation.
It was the only way to get to the westward expansion territories.
It was less costly to travel this way.
It could carry people and goods where canal and rivers could not.
"What was it the engines said, Pilots touching, head to head, Facing on a single track, Half a world behind each back? In the poem which effort of 1869 is Bret Harte referring to?
Historic flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright
Expansion of the West and cattle ranches
Creation of a reservation system
Use of the first Transcontinental Railroad
Select the following that were involved in settlement of the Great Plains region.
Sod House
Cotton Gin
Barbed Wire
Windmills
Steam Boat
Olivia made this flier to illustrate her understanding of the opportunities available to Americans during the period of westward expansion. What could Olivia add for number 3?
No rules or laws to obey
Guarantee of fertile land and 100 head of cattle to every person who makes the trip
Free unlimited train travel
Opportunities for land ownership
Before the Civil War, the Great Plains were often referred to as-
a treeless wasteland
the great unknown
the bread basket
the gold mine of the west
Why were dust storms a problem for farmers in the Great Plains?
The storms made it difficult to locate buildings and fields on the farms.
The sod houses in which the farm workers lived were destroyed by the storms.
The storms blew away the top soil which contained nutrients necessary to grow crops.
The animals wandered away from the fields in which they grazed.
What made the Great Plains difficult to settle?
The climate was too wet to raise cattle.
Erosion by wind and dust storms were common.
The soil was only suited for growing cotton and tobacco.
The mountains blocked warm air needed to grow crops.
Which adaptation did nineteenth century farmers in the Great Plains use to have successful crop production?
Dry farming
Crop rotation
Compost piles
Organic farming
What is the best title for this graphic?
Inventions in the 21st century
Inventions by miners to get old in California
Inventions brought on by the Industrial Revolution
Inventions and adaptations of westward settlers
What would be the best title for the box labeled with the triangle?
Physical features and climate
Treeless wastelands
Construction of Transcontinental Railroad
Inventions and Adaptations
How did the invention pictured above enable settlers to live on the Great Plains?
It kept the farm cool during periods of extreme heat.
It created electricity that allowed them to use machines.
It improved communication between settlers.
It allowed them to dig wells deep enough to access water.
What conflict in South Dakota led to the slaughter of more than 300 natives in the Plains Indians last major offensive against the US Government in December of 1890?
Trail of Tears
Sand Creek Massacre
Battle of Rosebud
Wounded Knee Creek Massacre
During what battle did Lakota Sioux chief Sitting Bull led the Plains Indians to victory over Lt. Colonel George A. Custer in 1876?
Rosebud
Fort Laramie
Little Bighorn
Medicine Lodge
Compare the two photographs of the Apache school children and explain how these images show the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans?
Native Americans gained opportunities to own land.
Native Americans were forced to assimilate into American culture.
Native Americans benefited from purchasing mail order goods
Native Americans went west in search of gold and silver wealth.
What law did the government pass in 1887 that split up the Indian reservations into plots of land to further assimilate Native Americans and to adapt them to white culture?
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Stamp Act
The phrase "Save the man, kill the Indian" relects what impact of westward expansion on the lives of Native Americans?
Segregation
Maintaining their Indian culture
Assimilating Indians into white culture
Warfare, disease, and reduction of the buffalo population
