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Westward Expansion Test Review
Test Description: Westward expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why were the Lakota Sioux forced out of their native land?
A
The United States government made the region a national park.
B
They had attacked United States military bases.
C
They had lost many of their crops because of drought.
D
The United States government discovered gold in the region.
2) Pushed onto small reservations, poverty spread, forced to adapt to a new culture, treaties were broken. What would be the best title for these notes?
A
Difficulties of Westward Expansion
B
Issues Faced by Native Americans
C
International Support for Native Americans
D
End of the Native American Wars
3) Cattle are herded across the Great Plains. What type of person would do this?
A
butcher
B
packer
C
rancher
D
cowboy
4) How did the transcontinental railroad affect Westward Expansion?
A
It protected many natural resources.
B
It separated most settlers from the Native Americans and made traveling more dangerous.
C
It created jobs and made traveling to the West Coast easier.
D
It increased the costs of property.
5) How did railroad companies solve the problem of too few workers to help build the tracks?
A
They promised workers land once the railroad was complete.
B
They paid very high wages to attract experienced workers.
C
They recruited immigrants to come to America and do the work.
D
They hired Native Americans to do the work.
6) Which incident marked the last military conflict between Native Americans and the United States military in the West?
A
Sand Creek Massacre
B
Massacre at Wounded Knee
C
Battle of Vicksburg
D
Battle of Little Big Horn
7) Why did the Nez Perce tribe leave their land?
A
They wanted to stop fighting with the United States.
B
They were under the spell of the Ghost Dance movement.
C
They were at war with the Sioux Indians.
D
They did not think they could plant any valuable crops on the land.
8) How did the Battle of Little Big Horn impact the Native Americans in the West?
A
After their defeat at Little Big Horn, the Sioux Indians no longer resisted the loss of their land.
B
After their defeat at Little Big Horn, the United States army gave up their fight against the Native Americans.
C
After Custer's defeat, the public supported a larger military force in the West to fight the Native Americans.
D
General Custer was removed from his command for his mistreatment of the Native Americans.
9) Which group of people lost claims to land in the West after the mid 1800s?
A
African Americans in the Midwest
B
Mexicans living in the Southwest
C
Mexicans and Native Americans
D
Native Americans on the Great Plains
10) How were Native Americans affected by the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
A
Their way of life was destroyed due to the loss of buffalo and the establishment of reservations.
B
They were able to get jobs with the railroad and make large sums of money.
C
Some of the tribes got rich by selling their land to the railroad companies.
D
The federal government provided good farmland to the tribes in exchange for their support of the railroad.
11) Which statement about the United States' government's treatment of the Native Americans is true?
A
The government honored all the treaties it made with the Native Americans.
B
The government broke many treaties it made with the Native Americans.
C
The government refused to make treaties with the Native Americans.
D
The government only agreed to treaties that would help the Native Americans.
12) Increased nationalism of pioneers, changes to increase personal wealth, cheap land made available to farmers describes_____
A
individual rights
B
freedom of religion
C
Manifest Destiny
D
National Bank
13) How were Asian immigrants who helped construct the transcontinental railroad treated?
A
They were treated better than their Irish coworkers.
B
They were given leadership roles.
C
They were given fewer hours than other workers.
D
They were often victims of discrimination and prejudice.
14) Why were the Great Plains an attractive location for settlers during the late 1800s?
A
There were few natural resources, making trade more valuable.
B
Homesteading rights made it easy to own land.
C
Native American tribes welcomed all settlers.
D
There were stricter laws, making society safer.
15) Which statement is true about the different ethnic and occupational groups living on the Great Plains?
A
The groups got along well, and there were very few conflicts.
B
The groups treated each other as equals, and there was no discrimination.
C
The groups were often in conflict over land and resources.
D
The groups had different goals and did not need to compete with each other.
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