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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What act divided up Indian reservations into plots of land to be given to the Indian families?
a)
Hayes Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Bland-Allison Act
d)
Dawes Act
2.
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
3.
The Homestead Act encouraged people to move West because it..
a)
established ranching towns for cattle drivers.
b)
offered free land to those willing to farm it.
c)
offered land to gold prospectors.
d)
promised protection from Native Americans.
4.
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
5.
Land set aside for Native Americans to live on.
a)
farm cooperative
b)
sooner
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
reservation
6.

How were Native Americans affected by the settlement of the west?

a)

forced to Reservations

b)

Buffalo almost became extinct

c)

open range was destroyed

d)

all of the above

7.

Why was the buffalo so important to Native Americans?

a)

could be used for food, clothing, and shelter

b)

was ridden by Native Americans

c)

Scared away homesteaders

d)

Buffalo brought them to water

8.

True of False, "Americanization" wanted Indians to keep their tribal culture, but include it in American society?

a)

True

b)

False

9.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
10.
What technology revolutionized farming in the west? 
a)
Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills
b)
Morse code
c)
Internet
d)
Hydroelectricity
11.
What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Mexican Americans and Native Americans
b)
Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
c)
African Americans and European immigrants
d)
Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 
12.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

share cropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

13.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

14.

This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to

a)

train future leaders in tribal traditions

b)

prepare children for life on the reservation

c)

teach skills needed for working in factories

d)

promote cultural assimilation

15.

When settlers moved west in the late 19th century, what region of the country were they primarily from?

a)

Northeast

b)

Southeast

c)

Southwest

d)

Northwest