Into the West

This was created to give citizens 160 acre plots of land, if they met certain qualifications

• Railway Act

• Land-Morrill Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

A railway meant to connect the nation as one in hopes of expanding the economy and opportunities for citizens

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Across the Nation Railway

• Lincoln-North Railway

• Southern-Confederate Railway

Which of the following TWO railroad companies combined to create the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Central Pacific

• Southern Pacific

• Northern Pacific

• Union Pacific

Of the following who were most likely to have worked on the Central Pacific railroad, including striking for better pay?

• African-Americans

• Chinese-Americans

• Irish-Americans

• Confederate Veterans

As workers completed the rail tracks, many dealt with issues, choose the following that could have been a danger to them

• Hostile Native Tribes

• Foreign Spies

• Lack of Law & Order

• Not enough supplies

Which state did the two railroads meet to create the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Nevada

• Arizona

• California

• Utah

A person of the west who traditionally works with cattle and ranching throughout the year

• Conductor

• Farmer

• Cowboy

• Gunslinger

Which of the following modern state university is named after the people who rushed into western territories too "soon" to claim lands

• Texas

• Arizona State

• Oklahoma

• Kansas

U.S. Calvary had many encounters with Native tribes, one major event sparked the "Indian Wars" as soldiers killed unsuspecting Cheyenne and Arapaho citizens

• Little Bighorn

• Sand Creek Massacre

• Wounded Knee

• Red River

the American government in hopes of "Americanizing" natives created Carlisle Schools to teach the youth and ______________________________ them into American society

• assimilate

• convert

• erase