Westward Expansion

Choose the group of people that were not located in the Great Plains in the 1800's.

• American Indians

• Buffalo Soldiers

• Rough Riders

• Settlers

A law that Congress passed in 1862 that offered citizens 160 acres of land in the Great Plains was the ____.

• Reservation

• Homestead Act

• Social Security Act

• Retired Veterans Act

Land that the government set aside for American Indians was called ___.

• Homeless Shelters

• Army Reserve

• Reservations

• Churches

Choose all of the challenges that settlers and immigrants faced on the Great Plains.

• Weather

• Indian Attacks

• Isolation

• Disease

How many acres did the Homestead Act offer United States citizens?

• 150

• 50

• 60

• 160

Who were the Buffalo Soldiers?

• African American Cavalrymen

• American Indians

• Immigrants

• Settlers

Who was the Cheyenne Chief that wanted peace with the United States government?

• Black Crow

• Black Kettle

• Black Bear

• Flying Crow

What did Great Plains settlers build their houses out of?

• Logs

• Concrete

• Sod

• Mud

What tool did John Deere make that made life in the Great Plains easier in the 1800's?

• Tractor

• Bull Dozer

• Steel Plow

• Wooden Plow

Choose all that describes schooling during this time period.

• The 3 R's- Reading, Writing, Arithmetic

• One room schoolhouse

• School buses

• Unmarried women teachers

• Married women teachers