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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Describe the area of the Great Plains

a)

Rolling hills and lush green land

b)

Flat, dry grasslands that rise gradually from east to west. Land eroded by wind and water, little rainfall

c)

Wet land surrounded by marshes

2.

What were the reasons for Westward Expansion?

a)

Wanting land

b)

Looking to escape racism (Exodusters)

c)

Looking for adventure (life of a cowboy)

d)

The expansion of the railroads

e)

Finding gold and silver

3.

What was the Homestead Act

a)

An act that focused on making Native Americans assimilate into white culture.

b)

It allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built.

c)

Passed in 1862 provided 160 acres of land if you lived on the land and farmed it for five years.

4.

What were some challenges that Homesteaders faced?

a)

Dry land; little to no rainfall

b)

Little availability of wood

c)

Tough, hard soil which made farming difficult

d)

Too much water

5.

Pick all the inventions created by Homesteaders

a)

Barbed wire

b)

iPhone

c)

Windmill

d)

Steel Plow

e)

Brooms

6.

What adaptations did the Homesteaders use to survive out west?

a)

Created homes out of sod

b)

Learned a method of farming known as "Dry Farming."

c)

Planted crops that required frequent watering

d)

Planted a special type of wheat that required less water

7.

What was the importance of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

It was a big loss for Native Americans.

b)

It was considered a big win for Native Americans who defeated General Custer and his men.

8.

What was the outcome of Wounded Knee?

a)

Geronimo, the Apache Leader, fled to Mexico and fought U.S. troops.

b)

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) .

9.

How were Native Americans Effected by Westward Expansion?

a)

Native Americans profited greatly from Westward Expansion.

b)

Native Americans assimilated to "white culture." Overall Westward Expansion had a very positive impact on the Native Americans.

c)

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.

10.

A town undergoing rapid growth due to sudden prosperity.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Ghost Town

c)

Boomtown

11.

African Americans who moved West following the Civil War.

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Exodusters

c)

Immigrant

12.

A piece of public land set apart for a particular purpose.

a)

Treaty

b)

Reservation

c)

Immigrant

13.

A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants.

a)

Boomtown

b)

Ghost Town

c)

Party Town

14.

A formal agreement made between two or more groups of people.

a)

Treaty

b)

Reservation

c)

Gentlemen's Agreement

15.

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

a)

Party Crasher

b)

Vacationer

c)

Immigrant

d)

Assimilation

16.

The process by which a person or group of people acquires the characteristics of another group of people.

a)

Assimilation

b)

Copy Cat

c)

Immigrant

17.

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

a)

It was peace treaty between Native Americans and the United States

b)

Have Native Americans assimilate into "white culture."

c)

Native American children were forced to give up their traditional clothing and cultures and attend boarding schools.

d)

None of the above

18.

Check all that apply to Sitting Bull.

a)

Leader of the Sioux tribes

b)

Fought in Battle of Little Bighorn

c)

Fought in Wounded Knee

d)

Was part of the Apache tribe

19.

Check all that apply about Chief Joseph

a)

Fought against George Custer

b)

Was captured, escaped, and captured several times

c)

Part of the Nez Perce tribe

d)

He and his tribe were taken off their lands.

20.

Check all that apply about Geronimo

a)

Part of the Nez Perce tribe

b)

Part of the Apache tribe.

c)

Fled to Mexico and fought U.S. troops

d)

Famous for saying, "I will fight no more."