Quiz on American History

Which group would disagree with this statement? Owning a plot of land provides a sense of freedom.

• Texas ranchers

• European settlers

• U.S. government

• American Indians

All of these were an effect of the Homestead Act except

• an increase in U.S. farms.

• an increase in railway lines.

• a decrease in settlers moving west.

• a decrease in American Indian land.

Which group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?

• Great Plains homesteaders

• Chinese immigrants

• California miners

• U.S. military

How did the U.S. government entice railroad companies to take on the transcontinental railroad project?

• by paying for all supplies

• by offering land subsidies

• by providing all the laborers

• by transporting supplies by rail

Which of the following was typically the last step in this sequence?

• gold rush

• ghost towns

• crime waves

• law and order

Which of these describes the long drive?

• the movement of cattle to railroad lines

• the path leading the Nez Perce to Canada

• the action of nailing spikes into railway ties

• the path followed by bison hunters in the Great Plains

What caused the Plains Indians to finally move to reservations?

• financial incentives

• opportunity to own land

• educational opportunities

• extermination of the bison

After a successful 20 years, what caused the end of the long drive?

• growth of cities

• weather conditions

• conflict with farmers

• government regulations

Which material was used to build homes on the Great Plains?

• sod

• wood

• bricks

• adobe

Under the Indian Removal Act of 1830, what was promised to American Indians?

• land in the Great Plains

• protection of homelands

• land to freely hunt bison

• homes on reservations in the East