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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 12mins
How were Native Americans affected by the settlement of the west?
forced to Reservations
Buffalo almost became extinct
open range was destroyed
all of the above
Why was the buffalo so important to Native Americans?
could be used for food, clothing, and shelter
was ridden by Native Americans
Scared away homesteaders
Buffalo brought them to water
True of False, "Americanization" wanted Indians to keep their tribal culture, but include it in American society?
True
False
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
slash and burn farming
share cropping
rent farming
farm to fork farming
Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?
The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.
The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor
The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.
The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.
This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
train future leaders in tribal traditions
prepare children for life on the reservation
teach skills needed for working in factories
promote cultural assimilation
When settlers moved west in the late 19th century, what region of the country were they primarily from?
Northeast
Southeast
Southwest
Northwest
