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Module 11 Westward Expansion
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1
What is the Homestead act?
Provided land to people who agreed to take care of the land
Provided land to people who wanted to destroy the land
Provided land to people that are over 60
Didn’t allow anyone to own land
2
The Transcontinental Railroad
Brought the Union together
Helped the cattle Industry
Helped people travel
connected East to West
3
Why did lower prices for crops hurt farmers?
lower prices means farmers got MORE money
lower prices means farmers got LESS money
4
Santa fe trail : trade route from Saint Louis, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
True
False
5
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
It was a railroad to connect the north and south.
It was the interstate highway system.
It was a railroad to connect the east and west.
It was the first road to assist with migration to the north.
6
Which of these did not fight in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Crazy Horse
General Custer
7
How did the Homestead Act settle and develop the West?
It motivated people to move West for the free land
It gave free land to former Confederates in exchange for freeing the slaves
It legalized the killing of Native Americans
It forced former slaves to move out West
8
Main workers of the Union Pacific
Chinese
Irish
German
Native American
9
What was the homestead act?
Gave Americans free land
Freed slaves
An act that made homework illegal
Gave Indians free land
10
Where did the Oregon trail end?
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Willamette Valley, Oregon
Salt Lake City, Utah
Honolulu, Hawaii
11
Union Pacific workers were mostly...
British
Irish & African American
Chinese
German
12
The Massacre at Wounded Knee was the last major conflict on the _______?
Great Plains
Reservation
Bighorn River
Wounded Knee Creek
13
Treaty of Fort Laramie:
1851 treaty that restricted American Indians to specific areas
person who favors expanding the territory orinfluence of a country
treaty ending the Mexican-American War
doctrine that westward expansion of the United States was god given right
14
Which trail’s northern branch led into the Willamette Valley?
Old Spanish Trail
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
15
Chinese and Irish immigrants were the main workforce of the Transcontinental Railroad.
False
True
16
The transcontinental railroad connected the East with the West.
False
True
17
Where did the Mormon Trail end?
Great Salt Lake
New Mexico
California
Oregon
18
Who were Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull?
Native American brothers who supported Manifest Destiny
Native American leaders who fought back against the U.S.
Native American leaders who saved American explorers
Native American brothers who helped the settlers
19
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull fought in
The Battle of Wits
The Battle of Little Bighorn
The Battle of George Custer
The Battle of Wounded Knee
20
What was the Oregon Trail?
The road American pioneers followed to arrive in the Willamette Valley.
The forced removal of Natives from their lands to native reservations.
It is a video game that made me die of pooping.
Something about dysentery?
21
Dry farming
emphasized the planting of hardy crops that need less water than other crops.
True
False
22
What are sodbusters?
People who plant the corn.
A person or thing that breaks or overpowers something.
The work of breaking up the sod.
Another word for farmers.
23
Some of the trails to the west were the Mormon Trail, the Oregon Trail, and the ________.
Kentucky Trail
Kansas Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Missouri Trail
24
How did the Homestead Act help settle the west?
Moved Native Americans to reservations and opened up land
Provided 160 acres of land for any citizen or intended citizen
Provided railroad companies free land to build a transcontinental railroad
Created schools for Native American children to learn American culture
25
Why did farmers lower their crop prices?
their product was going to expire
They were forced to
They didn’t have enough buyers
They weren’t the smartest
26
Who died during The Battle Of Little Bighorn?
Crazy Horse
Lewis and Clark
Sacagawea
General Custer
27
How did lower prices for crops affect farmers?
Farmers were unable to pay off loans
Farmers could sell more and earn more
Lower crop prices meant lower profits
28
Who won the Little Bighorn battle?
Native Americans
slaves
the U.S
America
29
What changed a boomtown into a ghosttown?
everyone left because they were so dirty
they were haunted
too much dynamite
no more gold or people
30
What is the lasting impact of the Wounded Knee Massacre?
the death of Sitting Bull
the white settlement of the Black Hills
the murder of thousands of Native Americans
the end of Native American resistance
31
Treaty of Fort Laramie
treaty between the U.S. Government and the Sioux Nation
agreement between the United States and Mexico
32
General Custer was victorious at the battle of Little Bighorn
True
False
33
Central Pacific had workers from ...
Africa
Ireland
The South
China
34
Fought against Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull
John Smith
Oliver Hudson Kelley
General George Custer
Cyrus McCormick
35
A boomtown was called this because:
many people wanted their own, new town
many people moved their at once to find gold
everyone left
they had a ton of dynamite
36
Where did the Oregon Trail start?
Iowa
Kentucky
Missouri
Mississippi
37
How did the homestead act of 1862 help to settle the west?
The law persuaded settlers to buy as much western land as possible
The law sold discounted land to cattle ranchers
The law granted free land to companies to finance railroad construction
The law encouraged settlers to move west by offering free land
38
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 help to settle the West?
Encouraged settlers to move west by offering free land.
Persuaded settlers to buy as much western land as possible.
Gave land to companies to finance railroad construction.
Sold discounted land to cattle ranchers.
39
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 help to settle the West?
The law encouraged settlers to move west by offering free real estate
The law encouraged settlers to move west by offering free food
The law encouraged settlers to move west by offering free land
The law encouraged settlers to move west by offering free Ice-cream
40
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull were
Apache
Comanche
Lakota (Sioux)
Cheyenne
41
A boomtown is ...
A city that gets created quickly
A town that explodes
A town that gets created quickly
A big city
42
Why did boomtown become ghost town?
mineral deposits dried up
ghosts took over
people had a war
real estate moved
43
Which economic activity brought the first Americans to the West?
tobacco farming
fur trading
tree cutting
gold mining
44
The Cattle Kingdom was important to the population in the east because it
provided food
encouraged migration from the South
it allowed for settlement on the Great Plains
employed many people
45
Union Pacific RR workers
Irish
Native American
Chinese
German
46
Central Pacific RR workers
Chinese
Native American
German
Irish
47
What is the Cattle Kingdom?
The herding of cattle over long distances
Open range
The region dominated by the cattle industry
The Spanish word for cowhand or cowboy
48
What did the Cattle Kingdom provide the Eastern United States?
Entertainment
Food
Job opportunities
Fertilizer
49
What was the purpose of the Mormon Trail?
Make memories
Better Life
Religious Freedom
Trade
50
Which of these were
effects
of the
Transcontinental Railroad?
More expensive shipping rates
More manufactured goods shipped to the west
Increased public ownership of land
51
Treaty of Fort Laramie
Broke up reservations and gave land to white settlers
Sioux agreed to live on a reservation along the Missouri River
Allowed railroads to use western territory
Native Am. would give up their beliefes and way of life; join white culture
52
Workers for the Union Pacific included_____.
Irish Immigrants
miners and farmers
Civil War Veterans
All 3 listed
53
Treaty of Fort Laramie:
treaty ending the Mexican-American War
1851 treaty that restricted American Indians to specific areas
person who favors expanding the territory orinfluence of a country
doctrine that westward expansion of the United States was god given right
54
Where did the Oregon Trail start?
Independence, Wyoming
Independence, Missouri
Freedom, Missouri
Independence, Montana
55
Where did the Santa Fe Trail lead?
From Florida to British Canada
From Santa Fe to California
From the east coast to Oregon City
From Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico
56
Which trail's northern branch led into the Willamette Valley?
California Trail
Old Spanish Trail
the Santa Fe Trail
Oregon Trail
57
In the late 1800s, farmers' incomes fell due to __________ that resulted in lower crop prices.
improved productivity
deflation
too much rain
increased demand
58
Which economic activity brought the first Americans to the West?
tree cutting
gold mining
tobacco farming
fur trading
59
What was the purpose of the Mormon trail?
Trade goods
Religious freedom
Get gold
New opportunities
60
During the late 1800s, many farmers saw their incomes fall due to _____________ that resulted in lower prices.
All of the above
A reduction in railroad lines
Increased demand
Improved productivity
61
Trail taken to New Mexico by traders
Santa Fe Trail
California Trail
Mexican Trail
Oregon Trail
62
Which of these were effects of the transcontinental railroad?
faster transportation between regions
increased public ownership of land
more raw materials shipped to the East
more manufactured goods shipped to the West
63
150+ people were killed at the Wounded Knee Massacre
True
False
64
The cattle kingdom supplied meat to a growing nation.
True
False
65
Why did Central Pacific rail workers move slower than Union Pacific workers?
The had to cut through the mountains
The had less money
They were bogged down by inferior equipment.
They had fewer workers
66
15. During the late 1800s many farmers saw their incomes fall due to
less demand for their crops.
competition from foreign farmers.
overproduction of crops.
inflation.
67
The Massacre at Wounded Knee is also known as "Custer's last Stand"
False
True
68
The transcontinental railroad did all of the following except?
increased western settlers
increased communication
helped the Indians survive
contributed to the growth of western cities
69
What was the main purpose of the Mormon trail?
Religious migration
Commerce
Looking for gold
Indian removal
70
Which economic activity brought the first Americans to the West?
Gold rush
The Oregon trail
Fur trade
Taxes
71
Emphasized the cultivation of hardy crops like red wheat over water-dependent crops such as corn.
Drought farming
Exodusters
Wet farming
Dry farming
72
The Oregon Trail began in
Washington D.C
Richmond, Virginia
Williamette Valley, Oregon
Independence, Missouri
73
The Santa Fe Trail was a trail for traders.
True
False
74
The Central Pacific Railroad workers were mostly -
Native Americans
Ex-slaves and ex-Civil War soldiers
Chinese immigrants
Irish immigrants
75
What was the Mormon trail best known for?
Land Trail
Gold
Manifest Destiny
Religion
76
Emphasized the planting of hardy crops that need less water than other crops.
Subsistence Farming
Dry farming
Exodusters
Sodbusters
77
How did the Homestead Act of 1862 help to settle the West?
it sold discounted land to cattle ranchers.
it encouraged settlers to move west by offering free land.
it granted free land to companies to build railroads.
it persuaded settlers to buy western land .
78
Which of these were effects of the transcontinental railroad?
more land for the open range
faster transportation, raw materials shipped, more goods shipped west
increased public ownership of land
more expensive shipping rates
79
Why were homesteaders called sodbusters?
They dug up sod to use to build homes and broke up sod to plant crops.
They grazed their livestock on the prairie grass.
They "busted up" the prairie by putting up fences for their livestock.
They built barns on their land in addition to their houses.
80
Because of a shortage of workers for dangerous jobs in California, the Central Pacific Railroad hired workers from
China
Japan
Ireland
Mexico
81
Which economic activity brought the first Americans to the West?
Fur trading
Lumber
gold mining
Tobacco
82
Where did the Santa Fe trail start?
Montana
Missouri
Oregon
Mississippi
83
During the late 1800s, many farmers saw their incomes fall due to improved productivity resulting in lower crop prices.
False
True
84
_________________________ emphasized the planting of hardy crops that need less water than other crops.
Wet Farming
The Homestead Act
Exodusters
Dry Farming
85
Which of these were effects of the transcontinental railroad?
more expensive shipping rates
more land for the open range
increased public ownership of land
faster transportation between regions
86
Union Pacific railroad workers were...
Chinese and Korean
German and Polish
English and Scottish
Irish and African Americans
87
Who were Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull?
Two important figures in Lakota religion
Two famous European explorers who visited Lakota territory
Two Lakota artists known for their hide paintings
Two legendary Lakota leaders who led their people in battle against the US
88
Central Pacific hired _____ workers
Native Americans
African Americans
Mostly Irish
Chinese
89
The Massacre at wounded knee was the last...
Time neither sides won
Major incident on the great plains
Fight in North Dakota
fight in South Dakota
90
The transcontinental railroad was built primarily by...
Japanese
Irish
Germans
Chinese
91
Traders mostly used the Santa Fe trail.
False
True
92
On the Central Pacific line, 80% of the workers were _____________________
Irish Immigrants
Mormons
African Americans
Chinese Immigrants
93
The Homestead Act helped settle the West by
Helping miners get gold
Taking land from Mexico
Gave Western lands for free in exchange for 5 years of working
Helping build the railroad
94
Dry farming...
does not need any water
grows hardy crops like red wheat that don't need much water
depends on steel plows to reach water
means planting only every other year
95
At the battle of Little Bighorn in 1876...
The Transcontinental Raiload was completed
Custer and his men were victorious over the Sioux
Custer and his men were defeated and killed
Leland Stanford was defeated
96
The Homestead Act helped settle the West because it...
set aside land for a canal system.
created reservations for Native Americans.
gave federal land to build the Transcontinental Railroad.
encouraged settlement of the Great Plains.
97
The Battle of Little Bighorn was between what two leaders?
George Custer and Sitting Bull
General Forsyth and Big Foot
Crazy Horse and J.D. Cameron
Black Kettle and Thomas Marquis
98
Where did the Mormon trail end?
Ohio
Nebraska
Utah
Missouri
99
Why was the Oregon trail important?
It helped Americans move West.
It helped people learn to cook.
It helped people travel north.
It helped people travel south.
100
Treaty of Fort Laramie
agreement between the United States and Mexico
treaty between the U.S. Government and the Lakota (Sioux) Nation
101
How did the Santa Fe Trail affect the US?
Allowed people to travel down and see Santa Claus
Served as the first commercial highway.
Allowed Mexicans and Americans to Trade with each other.
Allowed people to travel down and settle in Mexico.
102
What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee?
American soldiers killed 300 unarmed Sioux
General Custer's cavalry was completely wiped out
300 unarmed Sioux defeated the entire U.S. Army
The last of the wild buffalo on the Great Plains was killed
103
Why were some settlers called sodbusters?
They had to cut through large trees.
They had to cut through tall grass.
They had to cut through thickly rooted grass.
They had to cut through red clay.
104
The Wounded Knee Massacre was the last battle between Plains Indians and the U.S. military.
False
True
105
What are Sodbusters?
Horses
Great Plains farmers
Pigs
Locusts
106
Which trail’s northern branch led into the Willamette Valley?
California Trail
the Santa Fe Trail
Old Spanish Trail
Oregon Trail
107
How did the Homestead Act help settle the West?
Forcing indigenous tribes on reservations
Eliminating tariffs
Prohibiting the railroad
Providing land to settlers
108
The Wounded Knee Massacre is considered the last major conflict between the U.S. Army and Native Americans
False
True
109
Irish and Chinese immigrants worked on the transcontinental railroad
False
True
110
What made a boomtown become a ghost town?
When the people left the boomtowns because the ore was gone
When the boomtowns were very prosperous
When a boomtown became too violent
When the boomtowns were haunted
111
Which trail’s northern branch led into the Willamette Valley?
Santa Fe Trail
Old Spanish Trail
California Trail
Oregon Trail
