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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which religious group went West to escape religious persecution?
a)
Jews
b)
Mormons
c)
Jehovah's Witness
d)
Buddhist
2.
The Battle of Wounded Knee...
a)
was the first major battle of the west
b)
was also known as Custer's Last Stand
c)
was the last major battle of the west
d)
none of the above
3.
The Grange was...
a)
an organization created to support farmers
b)
a house
c)
a place Homesteaders lived
d)
an organization for Mormons
4.
During Westward Expansion a settler was least likely to have which job...
a)
farmer
b)
rancher
c)
lumberjack
d)
farm-hand
5.
The Dawes Act...
a)
gave Native Americans more land
b)
forced the native population onto reservations
c)
borrowed land from the Native Americans
d)
none of the above
6.
The Ghost Dance...
a)
was a sacred dance used by the natives
b)
was a sacred dance
c)
used to summon the natives dead ancestors to remove the white settlers
d)
all of the above
7.
assimilation means...
a)
to become a part of a different culture
b)
to forget your name
c)
to leave your home
d)
to ignore another culture
8.
Bimetallism...
a)
is the reliance on gold and silver
b)
is the reliance on silver
c)
is the reliance on gold
d)
is the reliance on aluminum
9.
The Chinese and Irish immigrants were responsible for...
a)
completing the Trans. RR
b)
completing the Chisholm Tr.
c)
completing the ghost dance
d)
completing the puzzle
10.
The Morrill Land Grant Act...
a)
gave land to poor farmers
b)
gave land to anyone willing to move west
c)
gave land to colleges and universities who wanted to improve on agricultural techniques
d)
gave land to former slaves
11.
The Exodusters were...
a)
former slaves
b)
current slaves
c)
current ranchers
d)
former ranchers
12.
He was the Democratic nominee for President in 1896.
a)
William McKinley
b)
Bob Saget
c)
Ash Ketchum
d)
William Jennings Bryan
13.
After the Grange was dissolved, the __________ Party took its place
a)
Populist
b)
Progressive
c)
Democratic
d)
Republican
14.
After the Populist Party proved to be largely unsuccessful, the __________ party replaced it.
a)
Progressive Party
b)
Grange
c)
Democratic
d)
Republican
15.
The following is one of the things that "closed" the open range.
a)
tractors
b)
tumbleweed
c)
barbed wire
d)
wild pokemon
16.
Which of the following limited the number of Chinese immigrants that could enter the US?
a)
Chinese Kick-Out Act
b)
Chinese Removal Act
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
Chinese Excursion Act
17.
Most Native tribes were _________ because they had to follow the buffalo
a)
nomadic
b)
static
c)
athiest
d)
mormon
18.
This animal was the center of Native American life and culture.
a)
horse
b)
Bambi
c)
Buffalo
d)
Reindeer
19.
The Populist Party is also known as....
a)
the peoples party
b)
the natives party
c)
the immigrants party
d)
the no name party
20.
the farmers were extremely angry with...
a)
the railroad companies
b)
the buffalo
c)
the invasive species
d)
Charmander burning down their farms
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