Worksheets11.1 - CCR & Westward Expansion: Warm-Up (R)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the title of the table?
The Buffalo Population
The American Expansion
The Native Tribes
The Wildlife Statistics
Approximately, how many buffalo existed in 1800? In 1889?
30 million in 1800; 835 in 1889
20 million in 1800; 1,000 in 1889
10 million in 1800; 500 in 1889
5 million in 1800; 200 in 1889
What change in U.S. policy can explain the information shown in the table?
Expansion of railroads
Forcing natives onto reservations
Introduction of new farming techniques
Establishment of national parks
Which claim is supported by this excerpt?
The Medicine Lodge Treaty was an unsuccessful attempt to bring peace.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty put an end to the Civil War in the United States.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty prevented westward expansion by Americans.
The Medicine Lodge Treaty helped Natives live successfully on reservations.
Which statement provides evidence for the answer to Part A?
“Post-Civil War America focused on westward expansion, [which] bred conflict . . .”
“. . . to remove Indians from the path of American expansion, thereby avoiding costly wars.”
“The articles of the treaties defined reservation boundaries . . .”
“Both the United States and the tribes failed to honor a number of articles in the treaties . . .”
SCR: Who was Satanta and how did his actions affect U.S. strategy toward Natives?
By 1875, ______________ had regained political power in Texas.
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
Federalists
The ______________ included a bill of rights similar to the version found in the U.S. Constitution.
Constitution of 1876
Constitution of 1787
Constitution of 1845
Constitution of 1861
______________ rented land from a landowner to grow crops but owned most of their own farming supplies.
Tenant farmers
Sharecroppers
Landowners
Farm laborers
______________ had no control over which crops were planted or how they were sold.
Sharecroppers
Landowners
Farmers
Tenants
The ______________ was the land the United States acquired in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo after the U.S.-Mexican War.
Mexican Cession
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Trail
______________ took control after President Lincoln’s death and wanted to punish the South during Reconstruction.
Radical Republicans
Democratic Party
Whig Party
Federalists
