America: The Story of Us Westward

America: The Story of Us Westward

11th Grade

15 Qs

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America: The Story of Us Westward

America: The Story of Us Westward

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Social Studies

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?

Homestead Act

Morril Act

Dawes Act

Reconstruction Act

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

As settlers moved onto the Great Plains in the 1800s, they needed to build shelters. One way that many settlers met this need was by building sod houses. Why did many settlers build houses made out of sod?

Sod houses would typically last longer than houses made out of other materials.

Sod houses cost little to build because sod was widely available.

Sod houses were more fashionable than other types of buildings

Sod houses were better suited for cold weather than other buildings.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

The Dawes Act...

Allowed the Plains indians to continue their tribal traditions of following the buffalo herds

divided the plains Indians tribal lands into family plots as a way to encourage assimilation

provided 160 acres of free land to white settlers

established the route for the Transcontinental railroad

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact many Native American tribes?

It increased trade between Native American tribes.

It created new states for Native American tribes.

It increased the political power of Native American tribes.

It destroyed natural resources used by Native American tribes.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following was invented by John Deere and increased productivity for farmers on the Great Plains?

fertilizers

the steel plow

the combine harvester

pesticides

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

One of the benefits of the transcontinental railroad was that -

farmers were able to sell their goods to distant markets

the business relationship between Mexico and America improved

the cost of traveling across the country increased by fifty percent

businessmen were able to ship goods across the Atlantic Ocean to Europe for cheaper prices

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

This image represents which of the following terms?

Assimilation

Immigration

Migration

Speculation

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