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The West-Review #2
Test Description: This comes from the following Virginia SOLs: USII.2a, USII.2b, USII.4a, and USII.4b
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Who spoke these words of surrender? “I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”
A
Chief Joseph
B
Crazy Horse
C
Sitting Bull
D
Geronimo
2) What would have been different during Westward Expansion IF the settlers had followed the treaties they signed with the Native American tribes?
A
Indians would not have moved to reservations
B
transcontinental railroad would have been completed sooner
C
more land would have been open for settling
D
miners would have found more gold and silver and become rich
3) Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce Indians toward Canada, but finally decided he must-
A
continue to fight.
B
enjoy life on a reservation.
C
live in Mexico.
D
surrender to the army.
4) What two valuable minerals were discovered in the west?
A
coal and silver
B
gold and coal
C
copper and silver
D
silver and gold
5) How could the land of the Great Plains best be described?
A
flat lands with grassy prairies
B
tall mountains and narrow valleys
C
forested hills running north and south
D
marsh/swamp drained by rivers
6) What was the impact of the westward movement on the Native Americans?
A
Civil War
B
Homestead Act
C
Gold
D
Reservations
7) Which of the following was a provision of the Homestead Act?
A
Gold
B
Transcontinental Railroad
C
Cattle drives
D
160 acres of land
8) All of the following helped settlers adapt to the challenging environment of the Great Plains EXCEPT-
A
steel plows
B
wheat farming
C
barbed wire
D
telegraph lines
9) The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869 contributed to the settlement of what region of the United States?
A
Non-contiguous
B
Southeast
C
Western Rocky Mountains
D
Northeast
10) Why did the government force American Indians onto reservations?
A
the desire to allow settlers to have more land available
B
the desire to protect the Native American way of life
C
the need to help Native Americans adapt to a new lifestyle
D
the need to punish settlers for stealing from Indians
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