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USII.2a,4a Western Expansion
USII.2a,4a Western Expansion
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This will test students' knowledge on the settlement of the West.
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1
Who led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces?
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Chief Powhatan
Sitting Bull
2
Which immigrants were used as workers on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Siamese and French
Chinese and Irish
Japanese and Norwegian
Korean and Russian
3
In the poem, which effort of 1869 is Bret Harte referring to?
Use of the First Transcontinental Railroad
Historic flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright
Creation of a reservation system
Expansion of the West for cattle ranches
4
Where was the historic golden spike placed to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad?
San Francisco, California
El Paso, Texas
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Promontory Point, Utah
5
What would be the best title for the graphic?
Reasons for westward expansion
Reasons for buying the Louisiana Territory
Reasons for the transatlantic railroad
Reasons for the Civil War
6
Why was the technological advance pictured so important after the Civil War?
It was less costly to travel this way.
It was safer from Indian attacks than other transportation
It carried people and goods where canals and rivers did not.
It was the only way to get to the western territories.
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Which event marked the end of the conflicts with American Indians?
Battle of Little Bighorn
Plight of the Nez Percé
Chivington Massacre
Battle of Wounded Knee
8
The United States relocation policy resulted in American Indians being —
ordered to leave traditional lands
taught to become factory workers
sent to live in foreign nations
forced to trade with foreign nations
9
What is the best explanation for Chief Joseph making this statement?
He was giving up his position as chief.
He could no longer hunt with his people.
His fight for his people's land was unsuccessful.
He knew he was dying.
10
Which American Indian tried to escape with his people to Canada, but was forced to surrender?
Geronimo
Chief Powhatan
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
11
What result of the Indian Wars forever changed life for the American Indians?
The Reservation system
Settlement Houses
Communes
Slavery
12
What most likely attracted the people in this picture to this place?
Free land offered by Homestead Act of 1862
Freedom from Indian attacks
The promise of jobs
Freedom from slavery
13
Which was most likely the biggest problem faced by American Indians on reservations?
Reservations were located on dry wastelands
Reservations were built close to towns and cities.
Reservations were separated by railroad tracks.
Reservations were far from where other tribes were located.
14
Which phrase best completes II?
Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
Return to the same ways of living as ancestors
Native Americans elected to government positions
Reduction of buffalo population
15
What was the main purpose for the development of the reservation system for American Indians?
US wanted to stop American Indians from interfering settlers
Americans wanted make American Indians part of white society
American Indians wanted to live apart from the settlers.
American Indian victories forced the US to give them land.
16
Which American Indian defeated the American Army in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
Sitting Bull
Geronimo
Chief Joseph
Chief Powhatan
17
General George Armstrong Custer and the 7th Cavalry were defeated at the —
Battle of Wabash
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Fallen Timbers
Battle of Wounded Knee
18
In which regions were the battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee fought?
Midwest and Southeast Regions
Northeast and Southeast Regions
Midwest and Southwest Regions
Midwest and Rocky Mountain Regions
19
Process in which a group makes changes or become part of the mainstream American culture
Nativism
Assimilation
Conversion
Acceptance
20
The American Indian whose name best fits in the empty oval is —
Sitting Bull
Chief Joseph
Geronimo
Wounded Knee
21
What new technology of the 1800s made travel cheaper and faster?
Pony Express
Wagon trains
Stagecoach
Transcontinental Railroad
22
Which American Indian delivered this speech to General Howard in 1877?
Little Big Man of the Oglala Lakota
Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé
Crazy Horse of the Lakota Sioux
Sitting Bull of the Hunkpapa Sioux
23
Which statement best completes I?
They were forced to relocate to reservations.
They attempted to change the lifestyles of their tribes.
They were able to avoid the influence of the white settlers.
The government supported their traditional lifestyles.
24
Which of the following is an example of an American Indian attempt at assimilation?
Learning to speak the English language
Going to Canada to avoid relocation to a reservation
Wearing Native American jewelry and clothing
Being a warrior at the Battle of Little Bighorn
25
What could Olivia add for number 3 on her flier?
Opportunities for land ownership
Free unlimited train travel
No rules or laws to obey
Guarantee of land and 100 head of cattle to every person
26
Westward expansion had the most negative effect on which group of people?
European immigrants
American Indians
Southern farmers
African Americans
