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6.3 Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What year did the Oklahoma Territory open for settlement?

a)

1885

b)

1889

c)

1895

d)

1900

2.

According to Turner's Frontier Thesis, settlement was an ______ process.

a)

revolutionary

b)

evolutionary

c)

static

d)

regressive

3.

Which of the following groups were part of the settlement process according to Turner's Frontier Thesis?

a)

Hunters, cattle ranchers, farmers, and miners

b)

Politicians and lawyers

c)

Artists and musicians

d)

Teachers and doctors

4.

What did 'boosters' do in the context of frontier towns?

a)

Made them disappear

b)

Made them overnight

c)

Made them smaller

d)

Made them unpopular

5.

The closing of the frontier scared some people because it had been an outlet for ______.

a)

peace

b)

unrest

c)

wealth

d)

education

6.

Which of the following tribes were known for their nomadic lifestyle?

a)

Sioux

b)

Blackfoot

c)

Cheyenne

d)

All of the above.

7.

What was the primary animal hunted by the nomadic tribes in the Great Plains?

a)

Deer

b)

Buffalo

c)

Rabbit

d)

Horse

8.

The Indian Appropriation Act of 1871 stopped recognizing tribes as ________ nations.

a)

dependent

b)

independent

c)

foreign

d)

allied

9.

Which war was led by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse?

a)

Red River War

b)

Second Sioux War

c)

Little Big Horn

d)

Fort Laramie War

10.

In 1851, negotiations at Fort Laramie ended with the federal government assigning the Plains tribes large reservations with ________ boundaries.

a)

indefinite

b)

definite

c)

flexible

d)

temporary

11.

What was the last effort of American Indians to resist US government control?

a)

Dawes Severalty Act

b)

Ghost Dancers and Wounded Knee

c)

Indian Reorganization Act

d)

Carlisle School

12.

The Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 aimed to ______ tribal organizations to 'civilize' natives.

a)

preserve

b)

break up

c)

expand

d)

ignore

13.

Who was killed during the events at Wounded Knee in December 1890?

a)

Sitting Bull

b)

Helen Hunt Jackson

c)

Chief Joseph

d)

Geronimo

14.

The Carlisle School was a reform school designed to ______ American Indian children from their parents and teach them white culture.

a)

unite

b)

segregate

c)

educate

d)

liberate

15.

In what year were all natives granted US citizenship?

a)

1887

b)

1924

c)

1934

d)

1890

16.

What was the Santa Fe trail known for?

a)

Linking regions and opening Spanish-speaking SW to economic development

b)

Being the first national park

c)

Regulating timber use

d)

Creating Arbor Day.

17.

Mexicans were promised their land after which war?

a)

Civil War

b)

Mexican-American War

c)

World War I

d)

Revolutionary War

18.

Fill in the blank: The Forest Reserve Act of 1891 and Forest Management Act of 1897 regulated where ______ could be taken from.

a)

Water

b)

Timber

c)

Gold

d)

Oil

19.

Who was a key figure in the preservationist movement?

a)

John Muir

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

20.

Fill in the blank: The first national park created was ______.

a)

A) Yosemite

b)

B) Yellowstone

c)

C) Grand Canyon

d)

D) Zion