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WorksheetsSS 912 A 3 11
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
SS.912.A.2.7 What was the main purpose of the reservation system?
to make the new transcontinental railroad safer to operate
to clear federal lands for settlement by railroads, ranchers, and farmers
to prove employment for Union troops and veterans after the Civil War
to make it easier for Indians to assimilate into mainstream America
SS.912.G.4.2 How did completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869 encourage settlement of the American West?
the railroad led to new discoveries of precious minerals
the railroad required immense quantities of iron and coal to build
the railroad frightened Indian tribes, who retreated to reservations
the railroad made it easier for ranchers and farmers to ship goods back east
SS.912.A.2.7 Which of the following best describes why both Americanization strategies failed to assimilate Native Americans?
Native Americans disagreed about the goals for their communities
Native Americans had to give up their traditions and values
The Bureau of Indian Affairs set requirements that were unclear
The Bureau of Indian Affairs was inefficient and understaffed
SS.912..4.2 How did mining discoveries affect westward expansion?
the profitability of mining discoveries attracted railroad development and caused rapid population growth
mining discoveries on reservations provided Native Americans with wealth they used to resist further expansion
mining discoveries went through boom-bust cycles so quickly that they had little effect on westward expansion
mining discoveries on Native American reservations led to many battles between federal soldiers and prospectors when the soldiers enforced terms of treaties.
SS.912.A.3.4 How did innovations help farmers overcome economic challenges of farming on the Great Plains during the 1800s?
open ranges allowed farmers to combine wheat crops and harvest them together, increasing prosperity
use of migrant workers allowed farmers to harvest bigger crops and increase their profitability.
technology allowed farmers to overcome droughts by watering wheat using deep wells
improve technology helped farmers increase production on good years which helped families survive years of drought and low yield.
SS.912.A.3.1 What is NOT part of the Morrill Land Grant Acts
encourage education and research focused on agriculture and science
promote innovations and practices to support important sectors of the U.S. economy
help farmers on the Plains get mortgages
SS.912.A.3.4 What conditions were prevalent in American society that lead to the long cattle drives in the 1860s?
creation of barbed wire to fence in large ranches to protect cattle and construction of railroads in Kansas and Missouri
construction of railroads to California and high demand caused by the California Gold Rush
open range and high demand for food among Native Americans as buffalo herds declined
open ranges, construction of railroads in Kansas and Missouri, and high demand for beef in eastern markets
SS.912.A.2.7 What indicated a shift in federal policy toward Native Americans in the late 1880s and 1890s?
the Dawes Act and the creation of Indian schools
the creation of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and reservations
the Homestead Act and the Dawes Act
the Morrill Land Grant College Act and the creation of Indian schools
SS.912.A.2.7 The 1887 General Allotment Act, also known as the Dawes Act, has a policy of giving private property ownership to Native Americans in order to divided the native American reservations into individual "family farms." What was a practical result of this policy?
Many Native American tribes lost large portions of their reservations
many Native Americans became assimilated to the American culture of family farming.
he Nez Perce Conflict occurred between Nez Perce Native Americans and the U.S. army forces
American settlers moved to lands formerly owned by Native Americans and slaughtered most of the buffalo that Native Americans depended on for their livelihood.
SS.912.A.3.10 In 1880s, every state and territory in the U.S. had railway tracks, Which statement BEST describes an effect of railroad growth on the U.S. economy in the 1880s?
railroad companies had to pay higher wages to employees
it provided between links between raw materials and markers
it increased competition between states and territories
it decreased taxes that railroad companies had to pay
SS.912.A.3.1 What is NOT a way farmers adapted to conditions on the Great Plains.
built sod houses
used dry farming techniques
used barbed wire fences
burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel
windmills for electricity
SS.912.A.2.7 The cartoon below was published in the late 1800s. What is the main idea of the cartoon?
federal Indian agents assisted Indians in growing crops on the reservation
Indians went hungry while federal Indian agents grew wealthy
the livestock raised on the Indian reservations were diseased
the federal government provided Indians with all the supplies needed
SS.912.A.G.4.2 What is NOT a factor contributing to the Settlement of the West
discovery of gold and silver in Colorado, Nevada, and the Dakotas
advertising promised superior farming conditions on the Great Plains
building of the transcontinental railroads - Pacific Railway Act
passage of the Homestead Act
Indian Wars
SS.912.A.2.7 What event started the Indian Wars?
Little Big Horn
Custer's Last Stand
Wounded Knee
Sand Creek
The Sioux were asked to move out of the Black Hills, Sitting Bull inspires them to resist- what event did this lead to?
Little Big Horn
Sand Creek
Wounded Knee
Ghost Dance
SS.912.A.2.7 The Ghost Dance led to what massacre ending the Indian Wars?
General Custer's last stand
Wounded Knee
Little Big Horn
Sand Creek
SS.912.A.3.1 It took three months to drive the cattle herds northward from Texas to Kansas to Cattle Towns. On this "_________ _________"- the cattle grazed on the short grasses on the "________ ___________".
open range/long drive
long drive/ghost towns
boom towns/open range
long drive/ open range
War, poverty, and discrimination are all example of ...
"Push Factors"
"Pull Factors"
Economic opportunities, religious freedom. and political and social equality are all examples of...
"Push Factors"
"Pull Factors"
A Civil War in your home country breaks out and you and your family leave.
"Push Factor"
"Pull Factor"
What is a push factor?
something that attracts someone to move
the process of moving to another country
something that forces someone to move to a new country
a refugee
What is a pull factor?
something that forces someone to move
something that attracts someone to move to a new place
the motion of a see saw
a refugee
