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WorksheetsStandard 12 (a-c): Plains Indians and Manifest Destiny
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 10mins
As settlers moved west after the Civil War, they came up with new tools to make the land easier to cultivate. Tools such as barbed wire and new kinds of plows made farming in the west possible.
What unintended consequence did this have on the population of the West?
It made the West the richest area in the country.
It made the population become mostly former Southerners.
It harmed the Plains Indians by driving away migrating buffalo.
It killed many Plains Indians as new settlers brought new diseases.
What was the MOST important reason the builders of the transcontinental railroad recruited workers from China?
Immigrants from Europe were unwilling to work for low wages.
Immigrants from Europe lacked the skills to construct the railroad.
Immigrants from China were skilled workers and immigrants from Europe were unskilled workers.
Immigrants from China had fewer opportunities to seek other work than immigrants from Europe.
________________ played a significant role in the construction of the Central Pacific (West to East) track of the Transcontinental Railroad, while _______________ played a significant role in the construction of the Union Pacific (East to West) track.
American Indians, Chinese Immigrants
Chinese immigrants, Irish Immigrants
Irish immigrants, Chinese Immigrants
Japanese immigrants, Chinese Immigrants
Which of the following BEST states the major significance of the battle at Wounded Knee in the year 1890?
The battle was the first time that American Indians challenged white settlers moving in to the Western United States.
The battle was the first time that American Indians used guns to challenge white settlers moving in to the Western United States.
The battle was the last time that American Indians put up an armed resistance to the United States Army, signaling the end to their major battles with white settlers over westward expansion.
The battle was the last time that Sitting Bull led a group of American Indians to Canada to set up a reservation to avoid being harassed and threatened by members of the United States Army.
What effect did the introduction of barbed wire have on the Plains Indians?
It interfered with their nomadic lifestyle.
It led many to lose their jobs as cowboys.
It gave them a way into the ranching lifestyle.
It allowed them to form permanent agrarian villages.
"A Railroad East and West through Arizonia, apart from its importance as a Commercial Route from the Pacific to the Atlantic, is a "great civilizer" and will enable the Military Authorities to maintain peace and order among Indians, as well as the Equally dangerous class of Robbers who of late have so much increased in members and boldness....
"I do not Entertain a high opinion of Arizonia as an agricultural Territory. but there seems to be no doubt about its Minerals, Gold, Silver, and Copper. Therefore I venture to Express a hope that I am rightfully informed of this your purpose, and shall be among the first to congratulate you on the completion of what must prove a most valuable link in so Grand an Enterprise. I am further of opinion that every mile of new Railroad south and East from Yuma, will be important in increasing trade and intercourse with our neighbors in Mexico, and thus cause friendly relations, and secure peace on that National Border"
- William Tecumseh Sherman, 1878
Which THREE effects of the Transcontinental Railroad MOST LIKELY explain why Sherman supported its construction?
the settling of European immigrants in the West
the strengthening of the United States military presence in the West
the exploitation of valuable resources to increase the wealth of the United States
the reduction in the risk of secession from new states in the West and Southwest
the suppression of Native American tribes who opposed American westward expansion
Which event was the MOST immediate result of the American government’s response to the Plains Indians’ resistance to western expansion of the United States?
the elimination of the buffalo on the Great Plains
the increase of the number of Plains Indians living in Canada
the success of the Ghost Dance religious revival movement among the Plains Indians
the Great Sioux War of 1876-1877 and the deaths of most of the Plains Indians fighters at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
An area set aside for American Indians to live on is called a (n)___________________.
acquisition
boundary
cede
expedition
reservation
What was the main reason American Indians went onto reservations?
They wanted better farmland.
The U.S. government forced them to move.
Buffalo herds led them there.
They formed an alliance with Mexicans.
What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?
Mexican Cession/Trails
Louisiana Territory/Canals
transcontinental/Oregon Country
Gadsden Purchase/Railroad
