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Post Civil War Westward Expansion and Populism

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins

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Class
Date
1.

Chinese and Irish immigrants in the late 1800s contributed to the development of the transcontinental railroad system by

a)

funding its construction and maintenance

b)

granting permission for its construction on privately owned land

c)

lobbing Congress to fund its construction

d)

providing low cost labor for its construction

2.

Which battle ended when 300 Sioux were massacred by 7th cavalry signaling the end of the Indian Wars?

a)

Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

Massacre at Sand Creek

c)

Battle of Wounded Knee

d)

Fetterman's Massacre

3.

Which of the following ended the open range?

a)

barbed wire

b)

drought

c)

mining

d)

decrease demand for cattle

4.

Who were the Exodusters?

a)

Women living on the Great Plains

b)

The Native Americans forced off their land by white settlers

c)

People who moved west to construct the Transcontinental Railroad

d)

African Americans who moved West from the post reconstruction South.

5.

The Cattle drive would begin in ____ and end in _____

a)

Texas; Wisconsin

b)

New Mexico; Chicago

c)

Oklahoma; Kansas

d)

Texas; Kansas

6.

Which invention helped farmers cut through tough prairie sod?

a)

steel plow

b)

windmill

c)

cotton gin

d)

machete

7.

How did the government fund the transcontinental railroad?

a)

took out a 10 year loan from France and promised to repay it after the Civil War

b)

Raised taxes on citizens who rebelled against the US

c)

printed greenbacks

d)

gave land grants to railroad companies through the Pacific Railway Act

8.

Which of the following was the lifeline to the Native Americans on the Great Plains

a)

lumber

b)

horses

c)

buffalo

d)

sod

9.

Who was NOT a member of the Populist Party?

a)

farmers

b)

businessmen

c)

miners

d)

common man

10.

What was so significant about the transcontinental railroad?

a)

it was the first railroad built in the US

b)

it served to unite the nation by connecting the eastern and western railways

c)

it served to united the nation by connecting the northern and southern railways

d)

it was the first railroad built solely by white, native born citizens

11.

Which immigrant population was widely employed by the Railroad Industry?

a)

Chinese

b)

Irish

c)

Polish

d)

both Chinese and Irish

12.

The Transcontinental Railroad extended railroads from Missouri to the _______ Ocean

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

d)

Artic

13.

The building of the Transcontinental Railroad had a dramatic effect on the United States. Which of the following was not an effect of the railroad?

a)

Rail travel became safer and more comfortable.

b)

The demand for steel increased.

c)

Economic opportunities declined.

d)

The demand for coal increased

14.

In 1862, what legislation did the U.S. government pass to allow construction to begin on a Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Manifest Destiny Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Transcontinental Railroad Law

d)

Pacific Railroad Act

15.

Which of these factors was most responsible for the transition from an agrarian to an industrial economy in the late 1800s?

a)

westward migration

b)

population growth

c)

political patronage

d)

the end of the open range

16.

After the Civil War, the demand for ________ skyrocketed

a)

beef

b)

cotton

c)

wheat

d)

corn

17.

Which country's culture had the most impact on the idea of the American cowboy?

a)

Canada

b)

Mexico

c)

Brazil

d)

England

18.

Which technological development allowed Texas ranchers to ship their cattle to markets in the eastern United States?

a)

UPS

b)

Air travel

c)

Wagon trains

d)

Railroads

19.

Which of these was not a condition that made farming difficult during the late 1800s?

a)

unpredictable water

b)

soil conditions

c)

overcrowding in the west due to the Homestead Act

d)

excessive shipping a d storage rates charged by the railroads

20.

Which political party took up some of the Populist Party's issues after its collapse?

a)

Republican Party

b)

Democratic Party

c)

Whig Party

d)

American Party

21.

Formed in 1867, what was the first major farmer's alliance?

a)

The Populist Party

b)

The Patrons of Husbandry (Grange)

c)

The Farmers' Union

d)

The Farm Bureau

22.

What were the 2 components of bimetalism?

a)

Silver and Gold

b)

Aluminum and Tim

c)

Steel and Iron

d)

Gold and Platinum

23.

In which year(s) did the Populist Party have a presidential candidate?

a)

1892

b)

1896

c)

1900

d)

both 1892 and 1896

24.

What major industry did the farmers and members of the Patrons of Husbandry (Grange) want the government to regulate?

a)

Mining

b)

Cattle

c)

Railroads

d)

Banking

25.

Why did many farmers struggle to make mortgage payments on their farms?

a)

The banking industry targeted farmers unfairly

b)

Unpredictable crop yields resulted in unsteady income

c)

The railroads owned the banks

d)

They had a lack of labor to work their farms properly

26.

Why did the policy of treating the Great Plains as a reservation for Native Americans change in the 1850s?

a)

White settlers began wanting the land of the Great Plains

b)

Native Americans refused to remain on the Great Plains

c)

Native American populations decreased and less land was needed.

d)

The Great Plains did not meet the needs of the Native Americans.

27.

What was the goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?

a)

To move all Native Americans to reservations in Oklahoma

b)

To “Americanize” and assimilate Native Americans into the majority white culture and to provide allotments to individual Native Americans

c)

To pardon all Native American tribes for the massacre at the Battle of Little Bighorn

d)

To recognize the sovereignty of Native American tribes and to provide one allotment of land per tribe.

28.

This tribe was involved in the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864.

a)

Cheyenne

b)

Sioux

c)

Arapaho

d)

Apache

29.

What caused the Red River War to Break out?

a)

The United States government invaded Native American lands

b)

The Kiowa and Comanche tribes began raiding white settlements.

c)

General Custer and his troops attacked a Sioux reservation.

d)

The Treaty of Fort Laramie was never signed.

30.

Which of the following events occurred first?

a)

Battle of Wounded Knee

b)

Treaty of Fort Laramie

c)

Sand Creek Massacre

d)

The death of Sitting Bull

31.

What term was used to describe the plan to have Native Americans give up their beliefs and way of life and become part of white culture?

a)

appropriation

b)

acculturation

c)

assimilation

d)

none of these

32.

Most Native Americans responded to the land-area restrictions the United States government placed upon them in the 1850s by ___________.

a)

following the restrictions

b)

ignoring the restrictions

c)

negotiating with the government to loosen restrictions

d)

seeking money from the government

33.

What was the name of the Sioux chief who appealed to the United States government to end white settlement on the Bozeman Trail?

a)

Crazy Horse

b)

Ghose Rider

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Red Cloud

34.

Who was the leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux who never signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie, 1868?

a)

Crazy Horse

b)

Ghost Rider

c)

Sitting Bull

d)

Red Cloud

35.

Why did white settlers feel that Native Americans did not deserve their claim to the land?

a)

They believed that Native Americans were uncivilized, therefore, they had no right to land ownership.

b)

They believed that because the Native Americans had not built cities, they had no right to the land.

c)

They believed that because Native Americans were not Christian, they had no legal right to own land.

d)

They believed that because the Native Americans had not made “improvements” to the land, they had no claim to it.

36.

Which former Civil War general led American troops in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

George Patton

b)

George Custer

c)

George Petrie

d)

George McClellan

37.

What term was used to describe the plan to have Native Americans give up their beliefs and ways of life and become part of white culture?

a)

Accommodation

b)

Appropriation

c)

Assimilation

d)

Antisemitism

38.

The U.S. government put treaties in place to define specific boundaries for different tribes out west. Why was there still conflict between the tribes and white settlers?

a)

Most Native Americans ignored the treaties and continued hunting on their ancestral, tribal lands

b)

There was no conflict between the tribes and white settlers.

c)

The white settlers demanded that the Native Americans convert to Christianity.

d)

The white settlers ignored the treaties’ boundaries and invaded tribal lands.

39.

In 1887, the Dawes Act was signed into law. What did the Dawes Act do?

a)

Broke up existing Native American reservations

b)

Planned to sell the remaining reservation land to white settlers

c)

All of these provisions are included in the Dawes Act

d)

Gave some reservation land to individual Native Americans

40.

What was the name of the Sioux chief who never signed the Treaty of Fort Laramie?

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Red Cloud

c)

Dancing Wold

d)

Crazy Horse