WorksheetsTCI Lesson 24: Tensions in the West
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which group would agree with this statement: "Being tied to one spot on earth would be like being in jail."
Texas Ranchers
European colonizers
U.S. Government
Nez Perce
All of these were an effect of the Homestead Act EXCEPT
an increase in U.S. farms
an increase in railway lines
a decrease in colonists moving west
a decrease in American Indian land
Which of these contributed to the flood of new colonists in the West?
wars in Europe
jobs in factories
growth of railroads
fear of American Indians
Which group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
Great Plains homesteaders
Chinese immigrants
California miners
U.S. military
How did the U.S. government entice railroad companies to take on the transcontinental railroad project?
by paying for all supplies
by offering land subsidies
by providing all the laborers
by transporting supplies by rail
Which group was negatively affected by the transcontinental railroad?
Plains Indians
cattle ranchers
Irish immigrants
shipping workers
How did mining change the West?
by improving the landscape
by establishing law and order
by ending American Indian conflicts
by opening up areas to new colonization
Which of the following was typically the last step in this sequence?
gold rush
ghost towns
crime waves
law and order
Which of these describes the long drive?
the movement of cattle to railroad lines
the path leading the Nez Perce to Canada
the action of nailing spikes into railway ties
the path followed by bison hunters in the Great Plains
What forced the Plains Indians to finally move to reservations?
financial incentives
opportunity to own land
educational opportunities
extermination of the bison
After a successful 20 years, what caused the end of the long drive?
growth of cities
weather conditions
conflict with farmers
government regulations
Which of these was a challenge for farmers on the Great Plains?
unreliable rainfall
conflicts with ranchers
miners intruding on land
clearing of abundant trees
Which material was used to build homes on the Great Plains?
sod
wood
bricks
adobe
Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, what was promised to American Indians?
land in the Great Plains
protection of homelands
land to freely hunt bison
homes on reservations in the eastern United States
Which of these changed federal policy toward American Indians?
destruction of the bison
development of the West
popular belief that they had been mistreated
political pressure to force them to move to reservations
What was the significance of the Battle of Little Big Horn?
It was a famous U.S. army victory
It was an event that forced Congress to honor treaties
It was the last big battle between the army and American Indians
It was the longest battle fought by the army and the American Indians
Based on the information in the maps, which of these statements is true?
American Indians immigrated to other countries
Before 1850, American Indians moved to the East coast
American Indians lost land only along the West coast
Before 1850, American Indians lived throughout the western U.S.
When did the largest American Indian land losses occur?
before 1850
between 1865 and 1880
between 1880 and 2010
after 2010
How did the United States enforce the transfer of land from American Indians to white people?
The U.S. army forced American Indians off their land and moved them to reservations
The U.S. government left the American Indians alone
The U.S. government passes laws to prevent the Americans Indians' land from being taken
They offered the Homestead Act to the American Indians
What two events or policies increased colonization in the West after the Civil War?
Treaties and Homestead Act
Pacific Railway and Reservation Life
Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act
Boomtowns and Territory boundaries
A railroad that crosses a continent.
reservation
homesteader
transcontinental railroad
subsidy
Money or other things of value, such as land, that a government contributes to an enterprise considered to benefit the public.
reservation
homesteader
transcontinental railroad
subsidy
An area of land set aside by the federal government for the use of an American Indian tribe.
reservation
homesteader
transcontinental railroad
subsidy
A farmer who is given a plot of public land, or homestead, in return for cultivating it.
reservation
homesteader
transcontinental railroad
subsidy
