WorksheetsTensions in the west
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What does transcontinental mean?
Changing continents
Across a continent
Across a state
Across a city
Welfare or payments to citizens to assist them with daily expenses is an example of
homesteader
taxes
reservation
subsidy
The Nez Perce natives were treated differently after which event?
The Natives stopped converting to Chrstianity
The Natives refused to wear American Clothes
Gold was found on thier land
A tribal leader attacked Louis and Clark
Which government act gave farmers 160 acres of land, and in return the farmers would grow crops?
Homestead Act
Pacific Act
Agriculture Act
Farming Act of 1876
This act caused hills and mountains to be destroyed. This act also caused natives' food source, the bison, to go endangered.
The Deforestation Act
The Gold Mining Act
The Homestead Act
The Pacific Railway Act
This industry created boomtowns with lots of activity, but once they got all they wanted from the land they treated ghost towns.
Farming
Mining
Railroad
Meat or cattle raising
Where were natives forced to move when the Americans wanted their land?
Reservations
Concentration Camps
Idaho
Homeless encampments
Why was killing bison so bad for the natives?
It was considered a God in their regions
It provided food, clothing, and materials for shelter
Bison were used to help in the farms
Bison were considered their pets
How did the meat industry begin to BOOM or become so successful?
Cows were easier to raise
Railroads could bring meat across the country, increasing sales
People began to only eat cows as their main source of food
There were no more bison to compete with the cow industry
Which of the following destroyed Native lands and harmed Native culture and survival? Mark all that apply
Homestead Act
Transcontinental Railraod
Mining
Cattle Ranching
