1. West Test Review Homestead Acta)forcing Native Americans to live like Anglos Cattle Drivesb)cattle to railroads and markets in the East Promontory Pointc)free land for U.S. citizens—160 acres Assimilationd)Transcontinental Railroad met here

2. Dawes Acta)forced assimilation on reservations (ex. schools) Gold Rushb)built railroads but then “excluded” from U.S. Chinese c)brought people to California and other states Turner Thesisd)America is defined by her Western experience

3. Which of the following led to the closing of the west in 1890? a)Dawes Act b)Homestead Act c)transcontinental railroad d)all of these

4. Why did the Dawes Act give land to individual American Indians as opposed to tribes? a)because tribes did not need land b)because tribes could not afford land c)to better promote assimilation into American culture d)to raise more money for the U.S. government

5. This led to colleges being built in the Western states: a)Morrill Land Grant b)Transcontinental Railroad c)Homestead Act d)Chinese Exclusion Act

6. Who built the Transcontinental Railroad? a)Chinese immigrants b)Irish immigrants c) “Exodusters” or ex-slaves d)all of these

7. American Indians defeated the American army led by General Custer at: a)Sand Creek b)Little Big Horn c)Wounded Knee d)Fetterman Massacre

8. The belief that the U.S. was fated to spread across the North American continent is best described by: a)assimilation b)populism c)manifest destiny d)nativism (which means discrimination against “Non-Anglo Americans” )

9. Exodustera)house of mud on the Great Plains Soddieb)American goal of reaching West coast Manifest destinyc)American army victory over the Sioux Wounded Kneed)African American homesteaders

10. Economic activity in the West did NOT include: a)mining b)cattle and sheep ranching c)homestead farms and bonanza farms d)production of steel in factories

11. How did the railroads end the long cattle drives? a)railroads would not allow animals on trains b)railroads were built closer to the ranches c)cowboys were banned from the railhead towns d)cattle trails were destroyed

12. Farming on the Great Plains was very difficult and most homesteads failed. a)true b)false Used barbed wire to protect crops: a)cattlemenc)Plains tribes b)sheep ranchersd)homesteading farmers

13. Sooners and Boomersa)Plains tribes Sioux and Comancheb)built railroad Chinese and Irishc)Oklahoma settlers Mexican Americans/Native Americansd)first occupied West