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So you think you know about Westward Expansion?
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A #socialstudies quiz to review #westwardexpansion with #5thgraders
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1
Told Union Pacific workers they were scaring away the buffalo
Sitting Bull
Crazy Squirrel
Red Cloud
Buffalo Bird Lady
2
What problem did the windmill solve?
Not enough water for crops
Sod that is hard to break up
Hot summers
Animals eating crops
3
This team got their name because a million head of this type of cattle located there.
Texas Longhorns
Dallas Cowboys
Denver Nuggets
Chicago Bulls
4
This team was named after the year and location of the gold rush.
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bulls
Denver Nuggets
San Francisco 49ers
5
The Central Pacific had a difficult time going through the ____ mountains.
Great Plains
Sierra Nevada
Great Smokey
Sugar
6
The Battle of Little Bighorn was also known as...
Bull Run
Custer's Last Stand
Buffalo Blowing in the Wind
Chief Longbottom's Dream
7
Which innovation used electricity to send news across the country?
the Pony Express
the stagecoach
the banana phone
the telegraph
8
The Great Plains were nicknamed the
The Oklahomeboys
Hot Tamales
Homesteaders
Great American Desert
9
Before homesteaders could build houses, they had to bust up thick soil called
mud
buffalo hair
root tangle
sod
10
Why is the Battle of Little Bighorn known as "Custer's Last Stand?"
He surrendered after he was surrounded by the Lakota.
Custer was killed along with his entire force.
His legs were chopped off so he couldn't stand anymore.
He quit after seeing the brutal defeat of the Lakota.
11
The Native Americans were concerned that building the railroad was scaring away the ____
buffalo
bears
bald eagles
deer
12
What problem did the steel plow solve?
Not enough water for crops
Gopher tunnels
Animals eating crops
Sod that's hard to break up
13
This team was named for the large quantities of gold found in the area.
Dallas Cowboys
San Francisco 49ers
Texas Longhorns
Denver Nuggets
14
Great Plains farmers who busted up sod were called
ranchers
hillbillies
sodbusters
dummies
15
The Nez Perce chief who surrendered because he thought the army would let him return home.
Chief Joseph
Laughing Hyena
Sitting Bull
Crazy Horse
16
Why is the battle of Wounded Knee so important?
It was the biggest victory Native Americans ever won.
It was it hard for them to walk because knees were wounded.
It convinced US to take stronger action against Natives.
It was the last major battle between US & Native Americans.
17
The __ Pacific had an advantage in the transcontinental railroad race to the West.
Union
Central
18
Settlers who claimed land out west were called.
sodbusters
pioneers
homesteaders
19
Developed a way to send telegraph messages
Albert Einstein
Samuel Morse
Thomas Edison
Crazy Horse
20
Thousands of __ immigrants who had served in the Union Army moved west to work on the railroad.
Mexican
Canadian Baconese
Irish
Chinese
21
A town of empty buildings created when people left to find gold.
small town
boom town
party town
ghost town
22
Named 2 reasons why fences made from barbed wire were better than wooden fences.
Barbed wire was prettier
Barbed wire lasted longer than wood
Grasshoppers could not eat barbed wire
They could decorate barbed wire at Christmas
23
What was one of the dangers that cowboys faced on cattle drives?
Poison ivy
Died working 16 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 months.
Cowboys could run out of food. No stores to buy more
Longhorns would stampede, trampling people and horses.
24
___ immigrants worked on the Central Pacific.
Irish
Chinese
25
What did Native Americans call trains?
Thomas
the Iron Horse
The Steel Devil
The Metal Monkey
26
In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the
Homestead Act
Gettysburg Address
Lean and Dab Act
No Child Left Behind Act
27
This team got their name because they were in the meatpacking capital of the world.
Texas Longhorns
Chicago Bulls
San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys
28
This team got their name because the majority of cowboys and ranchers were in Texas.
Texas Longhorns
Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bulls
Denver Nuggets
29
Which of the following was NOT one of the challenges faced by homesteaders
large amounts of grasshoppers
high cost of land
thick sod
harsh weather
30
Many people believed that the best way to link the East and the West would be to build a ___.
Slip and Slide
Great Plains
Transcontinental Railroad
Pony Express
31
Why did the US government try to move Native Americans to reservations?
They wanted the land because of the gold discovered there
They wanted to learn face painting techniques
They wanted them to work on farms
To teach them to plant corn
32
Why did exodusters come to the Great Plains?
They wanted to square dance
They wanted to hunt buffalo
They were seeking religious freedom
They faced discrimination & lack of opportunity in the East
33
The government encouraged new settlers called __ to move to the Great Plains.
sodbusters
exodusters
pioneers
homesteaders
