WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Describe the area of the Great Plains
Rolling hills and lush green land
Flat, dry grasslands that rise gradually from east to west. Land eroded by wind and water, little rainfall
Wet land surrounded by marshes
What were the reasons for Westward Expansion?
Wanting land
Looking to escape racism (Exodusters)
Looking for adventure (life of a cowboy)
The expansion of the railroads
Finding gold and silver
What was the Homestead Act
An act that focused on making Native Americans assimilate into white culture.
It allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built.
Passed in 1862 provided 160 acres of land if you lived on the land and farmed it for five years.
What were some challenges that Homesteaders faced?
Dry land; little to no rainfall
Little availability of wood
Tough, hard soil which made farming difficult
Too much water
Pick all the inventions created by Homesteaders
Barbed wire
iPhone
Windmill
Steel Plow
Brooms
What adaptations did the Homesteaders use to survive out west?
Created homes out of sod
Learned a method of farming known as "Dry Farming."
Planted crops that required frequent watering
Planted a special type of wheat that required less water
What was the importance of the Battle of Little Bighorn?
It was a big loss for Native Americans.
It was considered a big win for Native Americans who defeated General Custer and his men.
What was the outcome of Wounded Knee?
Geronimo, the Apache Leader, fled to Mexico and fought U.S. troops.
It was a massacre that ended the armed conflict between Native Americans and the United States. Hundreds of Native Americans were killed (mostly women and children) .
How were Native Americans Effected by Westward Expansion?
Native Americans profited greatly from Westward Expansion.
Native Americans assimilated to "white culture." Overall Westward Expansion had a very positive impact on the Native Americans.
Native Americans lost most of their land; and their lifestyles dramatically changed. The buffalo population went down~ had a very negative impact on their lives.
A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity.
Assimilation
Ghost Town
Boomtown
African Americans who moved West following the Civil War.
Transcontinental Railroad
Exodusters
Immigrant
A piece of public land set apart for a particular purpose.
Treaty
Reservation
Immigrant
A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.
Boomtown
Ghost Town
Party Town
A formal agreement made between two or more groups of people.
Treaty
Reservation
Gentlemen's Agreement
A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.
Party Crasher
Vacationer
Immigrant
Assimilation
The process by which a person or group of people acquires the characteristics of another group of people.
Assimilation
Copy Cat
Immigrant
What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?
It was peace treaty between Native Americans and the United States
Have Native Americans assimilate into "white culture."
Native American children were forced to give up their traditional clothing and cultures and attend boarding schools.
None of the above
Check all that apply to Sitting Bull.
Leader of the Sioux tribes
Fought in Battle of Little Bighorn
Fought in Wounded Knee
Was part of the Apache tribe
Check all that apply about Chief Joseph
Fought against George Custer
Was captured, escaped, and captured several times
Part of the Nez Perce tribe
He and his tribe were taken off their lands.
Check all that apply about Geronimo
Part of the Nez Perce tribe
Part of the Apache tribe.
Fled to Mexico and fought U.S. troops
Famous for saying, "I will fight no more."
