Worksheetswestward expantion
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 20mins
What are the three characteristics the myth of the West developed?
Economic Mobility, Railroad Expansion, and Moral Superiority
Community Cooperation, Love of Outdoors, and Individualism
Individualism, Political Democracy, and Economic Mobility
Political Democracy, Wanderlust, and Religious Freedom
What was the main element of Westward expansion?
Cars
Railroads
Ships
Planes
What were the three main factors in driving Native Americans from their lands in the West?
(CHOOSE THREE)
Minerals
Industry
Railroads
Farming
What was the time frame for Indian removal in the West?
1840-1870
1850-1880
1860-1890
1870-1900
Approximately, how many buffalo were killed in the 80 years in the 1800s?
30 million
5 million
20 million
10 million
What was the goal of the Ghost Dance?
scare the White Man off
prayer for new food source
the White Man to disappear and the buffalo to return
What is the closest reservation to Mosier?
Umatilla
Warm Springs
Yakima
What year did the United States government stop recognizing the treaties created since the American Revolution?
1892
1880
1871
1860
How did the Dawes Act effect land possession?
Allowed for individual possession of Native American lands
Disolved ALL reservations
What percentage of land did the Native Americans lose after the Dawes Act?
43%
62%
12%
85%
Where was Chief Joseph's traditional home?
Montana
Seattle
Columbia River
Wallowa Lake & Mountains
What is 'cultural genocide'?
enhancing a person's culture (multiple languages, religions, open family structure)
removing of a person's culture (language, religion, family structure)
When did the majority of open range ranching end?
1870s
1880s
1890s
1900s
What pushed agricultural prices lower?
International markets
Demand from cities
Local markets
"it makes my heart sick when i remember all the good words and all the broken promises."
who wrote this quote?
sitting bull
crazy horse
chief big foot
chief joesph
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
all of the above
mountains
the great plains
crossing rivers
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
the railroads helped the Native Americans move east
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
Transcontinental means.....
Crossing the river
Going across the continent
Crossing a state
The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West by getting people to settle the area and farm.
true
false
What helped cities boom in the late 1800s?
Cities grew with railroad expansion
American Indians removed to reservations
Cotton became the number one industry in Texas
Population in Texas dropped to the loud noise of the train
How long did settlers have to wait in between filing the paperwork and securing final title to the land one settled?
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Which of the following inventions made communication over long distances possible in the 1800s?
Steamboat
Steam Locomotive
Telephone
Telegraph
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
Native Americans could not get enough supplies and this lef to poverty
Native Americans were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers
Native Americans could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
Indian Removal Act
Civillization ACt
Manifest Destiny Act
Indian Territory Act
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
Polluted the air and the natural environment
All of the above
