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Westward Expansion after the Civil War
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1
The belief that the U.S. would inevitably expand westward all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
Natural Selection
Homestead
Manifest Destiny
Morrill Act
2
Which of the following is NOT true about the Homestead Act?
Settlers had to "settle" the land (Build home, grow crops)
It provided citizens with 160 acres of free land
Settlers had to live on the land for 5 years
Settlers had to make sure Indians were not living there
3
What was NOT a problem with the Dawes Act?
The lands they were given were infertile
They were hunters, not farmers
Threatened tribal ways
Caused conflicts within tribes
4
350 starving and freezing Sioux were rounded up and taken to what camp?
Wounded Knee
Fort Laramie
Little Bighorn
Sand Creek
5
What War was the result of the 6 -year raiding spree between the Kiowa and Comanche?
Wounded Knee
Red River
Little Bighorn
Gettysburg
6
How did the horse influence Native American life?
Increased mobility
extended their hunting territory
7
What happened to the remaining land that was not given to Native Americans under the Dawes Act?
Government used it to build railroads
Government sold it to white settlers
Government allowed Native Americans to sell it for a profit
Government sod it to Tribes
8
Name of the legislation that broke up the reservations & gave some of it to individual Indians
Homestead Act
Fort Laramie Treaty
Dawes Act
Morrill Act
9
Distinctive & highly developed Native American ways of life existed where?
Great Prairies
Southwest
Great Plains
Southeast
10
Name two popular destinations for people hoping to strike it rich by finding gold
Oregon & Colorado
California & Nevada
Utah & California
California & Colorado
11
What two leaders led the Native Americans at the Battle of Little Bighorn
Sitting Bull & Crazy Horse
Big Foot & Crazy Horse
Crazy Horse & Red Cloud
Sitting Bull & Red Cloud
12
Railroad that connected the east coast to the west coast.
Continental Railroad
Westward Railroad
North American Railroad
Transcontinental Railroad
13
What did the settlers believe?
Owning land, using the land, would make it better
Land could not be owned
14
Which of the following were inventions that helped farming in the Great Plains (more than one)
Barbed Wire
Cotton Gin
Windmills
Steel Plow
15
What were two other factors that influenced Western Expansion?
Gold rush & open land
Gold rush & cheap land
Cheap land & open land
Open land & sliver rush
16
Chief Sitting Bull and 2,000 Indians were gathered at what camp before Custer attacked?
Fort Laramie
Sand Creek
Wounded Knee
Little Bighorn
17
The Government made the Great Plains one huge reservation, what was NOT a result of this?
Indians continued to hunt
Indians ignored
18
Which is NOT true about the American Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
Before, NA could be citizens if they were in the military
Granted NA born in the U.S. immediate citizenship
Before, NA could be citizens if they assimilated
Prior to this NA were blocked from normal routes
19
What were the goals of the Red River War?
Send friendly tribes to reservations, kill the rest
Kill all the tribes
Kill all the tribes that try to fight back, friendly or not
Send all tribes to reservations
20
Term used to refer to the plan to get Native Americans to give up their beliefs & way of life
Assimilation
Acculturation
Adaption
Merging
21
What led to the destruction of the Buffalo?
Food production companies shot buffalo for profits
Tourist & fur traders shot buffalo for sport
Industrial workers shot buffalo for profits
Native Americans shot buffalo for sport
22
What was the outcome of Wounded Knee?
300 Native Americans took over the camp
300 soldiers were slaughtered
300 unarmed Native Americans were slaughtered
300 Native Americans & soldiers died in battle
23
The Battle of Little Bighorn is also known as what?
The Clash of Sitting Bull & Custer
Sitting Bull's Great Win
Custer's Last Battle
Custer's Last Stand
24
Population growth between 1850 and 1900 was caused by what?
Low death rates & high birth rates
Low birth rates & low immigration rates
High birth rates & high immigration rates
Low death rates & high immigration rates
25
Cattle ranching started in the plains of which state?
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas
26
What did the Native Americans believe?
The land could not be owned
Owning land would make it better
