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Worksheets6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What year did the Oklahoma Territory open for settlement?
1885
1889
1895
1900
According to Turner's Frontier Thesis, settlement was an ______ process.
revolutionary
evolutionary
static
regressive
Which of the following groups were part of the settlement process according to Turner's Frontier Thesis?
Hunters, cattle ranchers, farmers, and miners
Politicians and lawyers
Artists and musicians
Teachers and doctors
What did 'boosters' do in the context of frontier towns?
Made them disappear
Made them overnight
Made them smaller
Made them unpopular
The closing of the frontier scared some people because it had been an outlet for ______.
peace
unrest
wealth
education
Which of the following tribes were known for their nomadic lifestyle?
Sioux
Blackfoot
Cheyenne
All of the above.
What was the primary animal hunted by the nomadic tribes in the Great Plains?
Deer
Buffalo
Rabbit
Horse
The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 stopped recognizing tribes as ________ nations.
dependent
independent
foreign
allied
Which war was led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse?
Red River War
Second Sioux War
Little Big Horn
Fort Laramie War
In 1851, negotiations at Fort Laramie ended with the federal government assigning the Plains tribes large reservations with ________ boundaries.
indefinite
definite
flexible
temporary
What was the last effort of American Indians to resist US government control?
Dawes Severalty Act
Ghost Dancers and Wounded Knee
Indian Reorganization Act
Carlisle School
The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 aimed to ______ tribal organizations to 'civilize' natives.
preserve
break up
expand
ignore
Who was killed during the events at Wounded Knee in December 1890?
Sitting Bull
Helen Hunt Jackson
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
The Carlisle School was a reform school designed to ______ American Indian children from their parents and teach them white culture.
unite
segregate
educate
liberate
In what year were all natives granted US citizenship?
1887
1924
1934
1890
What was the Santa Fe trail known for?
Linking regions and opening Spanish-speaking SW to economic development
Being the first national park
Regulating timber use
Creating Arbor Day.
Mexicans were promised their land after which war?
Civil War
Mexican-American War
World War I
Revolutionary War
Fill in the blank: The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 and Forest Management Act of 1897 regulated where ______ could be taken from.
Water
Timber
Gold
Oil
Who was a key figure in the preservationist movement?
John Muir
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Fill in the blank: The first national park created was ______.
A) Yosemite
B) Yellowstone
C) Grand Canyon
D) Zion
