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Old West

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 5hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Act that gave pioneers a way to buy land?

a)

The Homebound Act

b)

The Homeward Bound Act

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

The Home Sick Act

2.
Who helped invent a steel plow for farmers to deal with tough soil?
a)
John Deere
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel F. B. Morse
d)
Isaac Singer
3.
What was the primary source of food, clothing, tools, shelter for the Plains Indians?
a)
Elk
b)
Deer
c)
Horses
d)
Buffalo
4.
Which one best describes the Great Plains?
a)
The land was rocky.  There were mountains and hills as far as one could see. 
b)
The land was flat. There were very few trees, and it was mostly covered with grass. 
c)
The land was icy and snowy.  The ground was covered in tundra. 
5.
Land set aside by the U.S. government for Native Americans (Indians) was called a _________________.
a)
Junction
b)
Reservation
c)
Transcontinental
6.
Who was the leader of the Army during the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Custer
b)
Rain on the Face
c)
Crazy Horse
d)
Licoln
7.

What battle was a tremendous win for the Siuox?

a)

Wounded Knee Battle

b)

Sand Creek Battle

c)

Battle of Little Bighorn

8.

a leader of a band of Nez Perce Indians

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Crazy Horse

c)

Chief Joseph

d)

King Phillip

9.
What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morril Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Reconstruction Act
10.
Public land on which ranchers grazed huge herds; once occupied by Plains Indians.
a)
frontier
b)
open range
c)
The Great Plains
11.
Mexican ranch hands who cared for cattle and horses.
a)
farmers
b)
slaves
c)
vaqueros
12.

Transcontinental means...

a)

across the U.S.A.

b)

over the U.S.A.

c)

near the U.S.A.

d)

beside the U.S.A.

13.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

14.

Why did cattle drives end?

a)

Too many cattle

b)

Supply took over demand

c)

Sheep ranchers took over land

d)

Expansion of railroads and barbed wire fences

15.

What led to the decline of the Open Range

a)

over farming

b)

barbed wire

c)

refrigeration

d)

Indian Wars

16.

1890 - U.S. soldiers massacre over 300 unarmed Native Americans at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.

a)

Sand Creek Massacre

b)

Battle of Little Bighorn

c)

Wounded Knee Massacre

d)

Battle of Shiloh

17.
He opposed American westward expansion and defeated the American army at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
a)
Sitting Bull
b)
Chief Joseph
c)
Geronimo
d)
Custer
18.
This act forced Native American tribes to give up their ancestral land holdings and move to reservation lands elsewhere. 
a)
Homestead Act 
b)
Morrill Act 
c)
Dawes Act 
d)
Fort Laramie Treaty, 1868

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