Opening the West

Which of the following was a large find of silver in the west?

Who was a popular folk hero who was a steel driving man and raced a steam drill?

Which of the following signaled the end to the Native American way of life?

What act was focused at allowing squatters to buy their land they had settled on?

How did settlers build homes on the treeless prairie?

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 did all of the following EXCEPT:

Who is credited for creating the term "Manifest Destiny?"

What was the effect of Barbed Wire on the open plain?

Which of the following best explains why settlers forced Native Americans off their land?

Windmills and the Steel Plow are best summarized as:

Which religious group was led to Utah by Brigham Young?

Who did William Henry Harrison defeat at the Battle of Tippecanoe?

What gave western land to settlers if they would upkeep the land for 5 years and develop it?

Who were the first group of people to spread word about Oregon territory?

Which best expresses the similarity in the military actions at Wounded Knee and Sand Creek?

What was a common practice the Natives would do so slain enemies wouldn't enjoy the afterlife?

Where was gold found in 1848, prompting a gold rush?

Which of the following best describes Native American resistance to assimilation?

Which of the following laws gave states land to create agricultural schools on?

Which of the following had the greatest impact on the destruction of the buffalo?

Which of the quotes describes the beliefs of Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce?

Which two immigrant groups were used to build the transcontinental railroad?

Harriet Beecher Stowe is to “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” as Helen Hunt Jackson is to _____

Who were rugged men who lived in the frontier and made a living by trading furs?

What allowed western farmers to cultivate land in the tough prairie soil?

This term was given to the people who traveled to Oregon by land:

What native war did Andrew Jackson participate in before the War of 1812?

Who were the soldiers that resisted and opposed treaties with the government?

What was the purpose of the Dawes Severalty Act?

The Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads met in what location?

Which of the following was an effect of the Battle of Wounded Knee?

What was the purpose of the all black regiment, called the Buffalo Soldiers, in the West?

Who was the famous Indian fighter and mountain man credited with defeating the Navaho?

What is a town that becomes popular due to a quick migration due to gold miners?

Where did the Native Americans first attack during colonization?

Which of the following best describes the term: assimilation?

At which battle was General Custer defeated by Crazy Horse and Cheyenne warriors?