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WorksheetsWeekly Challenge 12/4/2020
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
The __________________ was a railroad that crossed the entire United States.
American Railroad
National Railroad
Western Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
Which statement about the transcontinental railroad is most accurate?
It was primarily built by slaves
It shortened cross country travel from 6 months to 7 days
It helped Native Americans acquire more land in the United States
It was built with no significant challenges
Which group of people were negatively impacted by the transcontinental railroad?
Merchants
Slaves
Native Americans
Farmers
Native Americans who were forced off their land were forced to live on:
Forts
Sacred Grounds
Camps
Reservations
Sand Creek and Wounded Knee were the site of:
Massacres of Native Americans by the army
Native American victories against the army
Native American reservations
Native American boarding schools
The U.S. government wanted Native Americans to ________________, which means give up their culture and join the dominant culture.
Revolt
Differentiate
Assimilate
Prosper
One thing boarding schools taught Native Americans was:
How to speak their native language
How to speak English
About Native American culture
Skills for manufacturing jobs
Life for Native Americans on the Great Plains revolved around:
Manufacturing
Following and hunting buffalo
Farming
Trading with merchants on the coast
The Dawes Act gave Native Americans free _______________ that they didn't want and sold for cheap to white Americans.
Machines
Horses
Land
Weapons
As a result of policies throughout the years, Native Americans today are:
One of the poorest groups in America
One of the wealthiest groups in America
One of the largest groups in America
One of the most powerful groups in America
