WorksheetsNative Amercans/ Westward expansion quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 30mins
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
the railroads helped the Native Americans move east
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10
homesteaders
drought
Homestead Act
Proclamation
Allowed farmers to keep cattle from nearby ranches off their fields and away from their crops.
steel plow
barbed wire
windmill
sod house
The Homestead Act was written to encourage people to
move to eastern cities
mine and raise cattle in the west
settle and farm western lands
avoid border conflicts with Mexico
What was the MAIN reason the government wanted Native Americans on reservations
to keep them from starving
to take their land
to preserve the remaining buffalo
to teach them new skills
The killing of 200 men, women, and children that ended armed resistance in the west
Wounded Knee Massacre
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of the Sioux
Sand Creek Massacre
The hope of getting rich in the California Gold Rush motivated people to head out west.
True
False
What common trait was shared by Plains indians
They tattooed their name on their backs
Where was gold found in 1849?
In the south.
In California.
In New York.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the Homestead Act of 1862?
People would get 160 acres of land.
The land that the government gave to people was excellent for farming.
People would have to live on the land for 5 years and they would get to keep it.
Where did the Black Hills Gold Rush of 1874 take place?
In the middle of Native American lands.
In Florida.
In Texas.
After gold was found in the Black Hills, what did the United States government try to do?
Give all of the gold to the Native Americans.
Take the land away from the Native Americans.
Stop miners from going into Native American lands.
What began to happen to Native Americans living in the west after the Civil War?
The United States government began to move them off of their lands using the military.
The United States government left them alone to live in peace.
They moved back to the east to take back their ancestral lands.
Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?
Donald Trump
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.
Japan and Germany
China and Ireland
China and Germany
Ireland and Japan
Why did settlers break the fort Laramie treat?
Why did the U.S. Army exterminate the Buffalo
How did the US government promote westward settlement
How did the U.S. Government attempt to assimilate Native Americans
Why did Native Americans break the fort Laramie treaty? (Why could they not stay in one place)
