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Tensions in the west

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does transcontinental mean?

a)

Changing continents

b)

Across a continent

c)

Across a state

d)

Across a city

2.

Welfare or payments to citizens to assist them with daily expenses is an example of

a)

homesteader

b)

taxes

c)

reservation

d)

subsidy

3.

The Nez Perce natives were treated differently after which event?

a)

The Natives stopped converting to Chrstianity

b)

The Natives refused to wear American Clothes

c)

Gold was found on thier land

d)

A tribal leader attacked Louis and Clark

4.

Which government act gave farmers 160 acres of land, and in return the farmers would grow crops?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Pacific Act

c)

Agriculture Act

d)

Farming Act of 1876

5.

This act caused hills and mountains to be destroyed. This act also caused natives' food source, the bison, to go endangered.

a)

The Deforestation Act

b)

The Gold Mining Act

c)

The Homestead Act

d)

The Pacific Railway Act

6.

This industry created boomtowns with lots of activity, but once they got all they wanted from the land they treated ghost towns.

a)

Farming

b)

Mining

c)

Railroad

d)

Meat or cattle raising

7.

Where were natives forced to move when the Americans wanted their land?

a)

Reservations

b)

Concentration Camps

c)

Idaho

d)

Homeless encampments

8.

Why was killing bison so bad for the natives?

a)

It was considered a God in their regions

b)

It provided food, clothing, and materials for shelter

c)

Bison were used to help in the farms

d)

Bison were considered their pets

9.

How did the meat industry begin to BOOM or become so successful?

a)

Cows were easier to raise

b)

Railroads could bring meat across the country, increasing sales

c)

People began to only eat cows as their main source of food

d)

There were no more bison to compete with the cow industry

10.

Which of the following destroyed Native lands and harmed Native culture and survival? Mark all that apply

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Transcontinental Railraod

c)

Mining

d)

Cattle Ranching