U.S. History: Westward Expansion (1865-1898)

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Identify the Great Plains region using the map: Green, Yellow, Pink, Blue

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Blue

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The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

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Transcontinental Railroad

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Law authorized the transcontinental railroads and provided funding for them

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The Pacific Railway Act

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Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad? Options: Goods were transported across country, Populations in the west increased, Railroad reduced the size of the US, Travel across the country was possible

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Railroad reduced the size of the US

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Which of the following was NOT central to the life and culture of the Plains Indians in the 1800's?
the horse,
the buffalo,
the extended family,
land ownership

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land ownership

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This political party proposed an increase in the money supply, a graduated income tax, and a federal loan program.

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Populist Party

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Chinese Exclusion Act

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Law that prohibited further unskilled Chinese immigration in order to reduce competition for jobs

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What law gives 160 acres to the farmer after 5 years and a small fee?

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The Homestead Act

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As semi-nomadic people, the Native Americans of the Great Plains followed this big game as they hunted them for food: Moose, Wolf, Bear, Bison

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Bison

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A Sioux Indian leader who fought against the US Army in the Sioux War of 1876

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Sitting Bull