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Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers?
a) Cattle grew fatter as they traveled the trails.
b) People paid to watch the cattle drives
c) Cattle could be sold for more money in the East.
d) Railroads paid ranchers to use their services.

Which of the following best describes a reason why cattle drives came to an end?
a) Thousands of cattle ranchers moved west in search of gold.
b) Consumers became more interested in gold than cattle.
c) Farmers on the Great Plains began raising cattle.
d) The use of barbed wire fences made it too difficult to drive.

Why is the Battle of Little Bighorn also known as “Custer’s Last Stand”?
a) Custer resigned after witnessing the brutal Lakota defeat.
b) Custer was seriously injured as he led his forces to victory.
c) Custer was killed along with his entire forces
d) Custer surrendered after his forces were surrounded by the Lakota

Which of the following describes the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
a) It was the biggest victory Native Americans ever won over United States forces.
b) It was the last major battle between the U.S. and Native Americans.
c) It convinced the U.S. government to take stronger action against the Lakota.
d) It allowed Native Americans to return to their traditional homelands

What were the Mississippi, the Columbia, the Colorado, and the Snake?
a) major river sytems of the west
b) specific railroads running out west
c) mountain ranges of the west
d) Reconstruction groups

The two companies of the transcontinental railroad met at
a) Black Hills
b) Wounded Knee
c) Promontory Point
d) Omaha

_______ were new settlers who moved west.
a) Cowboys
b) Miners
c) Sodbusters
d) Pioneers

Which group of people used grass to build their homes due to the lack of trees?
a) Sodbusters
b) Exodusters
c) Grasshoppers
d) Goldrushers

Which of the following was used by the U.S. government to encourage settling in the West
a) Stanford Act
b) Homestead Act
c) Pioneer Act
d) Great Plains Promise

Which of the following almost destroyed Native American life on the Plains during Westward Expansion?
a) Planting trees and forests
b) The killing of bison or buffalo by the railroad company.
c) The discovery of gold
d) The use of explosives in the Sierra Nevada

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