Westward Expansion

Why did boom towns grow quickly in the west?

• to meet the needs of the miners

• to build communities for Native Americans

• to help settlers judge the towns

• to establish markets for farmers

Many hardworking groups of laborers worked together on the transcontinental railroad. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is an example of the lack of cooperation between settlers and who?

• Asian immigrants

• European immigrants

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

The Dawes Act of 1887 ordered that all lands owned by Native American tribes be broken into 160 acre pieces and given to individual members of the tribe.This policy ended up leaving many Native Americans landless and ruined many tribes.

What effect did this allotment policy have on Native Americans?

• Native Americans population levels expanded rapidly.

• Native American population levels reached their lowest levels

• Native Americans became wealthier overall.

• Native American tribes gained more political power.

In the 1800s, thousands of bison lived in the Great Plains. Both Native Americans and white settlers hunted the bison. In the 1870s, the US government ordered the army to kill as many of the bison as it could. The government did not want Native Americans to be able to find food. The government wanted them to move to reservations in order to get food.

When the government killed the bison, it hurt the Native Americans in the Great Plains because _____________.

• They wanted to hunt with the white settlers.

• They rode bison instead of horses.

• They worshiped the bison as a god

• They needed the bison for food

Which groups were driven from their land as more settlers moved west? (Select all that apply.)

• the exodusters

• Mexican Americans

• Native Americans

• Asian immigrants

Which of the following was a reason the transcontinental railroad was built?

• to carry tons of gold to the cities

• to connect Canada and Mexico

• to provide a faster route between the East and West

• to transport Chinese immigrants to the East Coast

What were the challenges experienced by Native Americans once they were forced to live on reservations?

(Select all that apply.)

• Bison and buffalo were plentiful for hunting

• Many Native Americans did not get enough supplies

• Native Americans could practice their tribal traditions

• Poverty, starvation, and despondency were prevalent.

Why did Native Americans fight against the United States in the Plains Indian Wars during the late 1800s?

• Native Americans were angry with the U.S. for charging high taxes.

• Native Americans were upset they had been forced to join the U.S. army

• Native Americans wanted to take back their land east of the Mississippi.

• Native Americans were angry about being forced to give up their land.

Many Mexican immigrants and Native American groups lived in the southwestern states like Texas, Arizona, and California during the nineteenth century. What was a common occupation for them in the late 1800s?

• fishing

• trade

• ranching

• factory work

Which of these best completes the diagram?

• Boarding schools tried to "civilize" native children.

• Children were urged to speak in their tribal languages

• Native Americans were given high government jobs.

• Native religions and traditions were respected