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Boeckx/Westward Expansion After the Civil War
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Westward Movement after the Civil War
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1
Why was Oklahoma one of the last territories to be settled?
The ranchers would drive their cattle through the territory.
The land was hard to farm.
There wasn't much water.
The Indians had been settled there.
2
What do you call a town that gets big very quickly?
boomtown
metropolis
Virginia City
San Francisco
3
Rain, snow, sleet,and hail are examples of
presentation
exhilaration
foundation
precipitation
4
Why did ranchers take their cattle to Abilene?
They were going where there was more water
There was more grass there
They sold for better prices
They could send them to markets on the railroad
5
What did the Homestead Act do?
Allowed people to farm on government land
The government gave 160 acres to anyone
The railroads sold the land next to the railroad to settlers
Gave everyone a sod house
6
What were some of the hardships faced by workers building the railroad?
no internet connection
long hours
sore muscles
long hours, low pay, miserable conditions
7
What did real cowboys do?
defend the ranch
practice shooting and protect the ranch from bad guys
babysit cows
chase outlaws and rescue women in distress
8
Who bought Alaska from the Russians?
William Seward
Edward Stoeckl
the Russian czar
Billy the Kid
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Why did Russia want to sell Alaska?
Columbus had claimed it for America.
They were afraid the Americans would take it.
The fur trading company started to lose money.
They needed money for a war.
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Why did the settlers build their houses out of sod?
That was the only building material they had.
The sod kept the house cool.
It took too long to chop trees.
They wanted their animals to graze on the roof.
11
What was one of the worst disasters for a farmer?
hot summers
low market rates
grasshoppers
dry land
12
What is a census?
a list of names
a container that delivers incense
a government count of the people living in its country
a logarithmic unit of measure
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How did the Homestead Act, the mining boom, and the transcontinental railroad change the west?
It brought people there to settle and drove out the Indians
They allowed people to get to California faster.
People made a fortune.
They helped Americans get cheaper meat.
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What is Oklahoma's nickname?
Sooner State
Crossroads State
Land of Opportunity
Apache State
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What did you have to do to keep the land given by the Homestead Act?
Pay to use the railroad
Agree to grow crops and run cattle
Stay on it for five years
Pay $1 an acre
16
"Go west, young man, and grow up in the country." was written by
Bill Clinton
Pete O'Reilly
Horace Greeley
Abraham Lincoln
17
What is a big difference between the Great Plains and the Interior Lowlands?
the Interior Lowlands get more rain
The Great Plains get more rain
The Interior Lowlands are hotter
The Great Plains have richer soil
18
What three inventions helped farmers in the new territory?
dry farming, burning corncobs, steel plow
barbed wire, windmills, dry farming
steel plow, barbed wire, dry farming
iron plow, dry farming, barbed wire
19
Who were two well-known western outlaws?
Buffalo Bill and Jesse James
Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley
Billy the Kid and Jesse James
Annie Oakley and Billy the Kid
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To whom did the Homestead Act offered free land?
anyone
Male U.S. citizens over the age of 21
Former slaves
Immigrants only
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Why was it a good idea to buy Alaska?
It allowed the United States to keep an eye on Canada
America gained a source of timber, fish, and other resources
Manifest Destiny
It kept the Russians happy
