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Great Plains Test Review
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Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Before the Civil War, the Great Plains were often called
A
the gold mine of the west
B
a treeless wasteland
C
the great unknown
D
the bread basket
2) Which of the following is NOT a physical or climatic feature of the Great Plains?
A
Erosion
B
Steel Plow
C
Low rainfall
D
Flatlands
3) Which adaptation did farmers in the Great Plains use for successful crops?
A
Compost piles
B
Organic farming
C
Dry farming
D
Crop rotation
4) Which of the following is not an invention/adaptation of westward settlers?
A
Barbed wire
B
Railroads
C
Steel plows
D
Dust storms
5) Why did westward settlers build their homes out of sod?
A
They could not afford wood products.
B
They couldn't afford other materials.
C
The material was available.
D
They didn't care.
6) St. Louis can be found in which state?
A
Missouri
B
Michigan
C
Illinois
D
Indiana
7) What technology made the Gold Rush a possiblity?
A
Transcontinental Railroad
B
Wagon Trains
C
Stagecoach
D
Pony Express
8) What was the problem with reservations?
A
They were separated by railroads.
B
They were on dry wastelands unwanted by settlers.
C
They were farm from other tribes.
D
They were close to towns and cities.
9) Which of the following is NOT a reason for westward expansion?
A
Opportunity to own land
B
Technology advances
C
Assimilation
D
New beginning for former slaves
10) Forcing American Indians to speak the English language is an example of:
A
battle fighting
B
assimilation
C
reservations
D
design
11) Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A
Chief Joseph
B
General Custer
C
Sitting Bull
D
Geronimo
12) The Massacre at Wounded Knee was
A
the end of Chief Joseph's journey
B
None of these
C
the end of the Great Plains war
D
the first major victory for the American Indians
13) Who defeated the American Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
A
Geronimo
B
Chief Joseph
C
Sitting Bull
D
None of these
14) Who was forced to relocate onto a reservation?
A
Sitting Bull
B
None of these
C
Chief Joseph
D
Geronimo
15) Who led a series of raids against Mexican and American forces while fleeing the white people many times?
A
Geronimo
B
None of these
C
Sitting Bull
D
Chief Joseph
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