First 9 weeks Study Guide
1 Whichtypeofmapwouldshowfeaturessuchasrivers,mountains,andplateaus?
Physical
2 Whichtypeofmapshowscapitalsanddivisionsbetweencountries?
Politicalmap
3 Whichtypeofmapcouldbeusedto
demonstratecattletrailsandtranscontinentalrailroads?
Historicalmap
4. What city is located 41 N and 87 W?
Chicago
5 InwhichtwohemispheresisNorthAmerica
located?
NorthandWest
6 BeforetheCivilWar,theGreatPlainswereoftenreferredtoas—
Atreelesswasteland
7 Whattypeofhousingallowedsettlerstolivein
theGreatPlains?
Sod
8 AftertheGoldRushof1849,peopledreamedofafaster,cheaper,andsaferwaytotravelwest.Whatnew technologyofthe1800smadethisdreamareality?
TranscontinentalRailroad
9 Whatis an invention or adaptation on the Great Plains?
SodHouses
10 InwhichregionsdidtheUnitedStatesArmyfighttheNativeAmericansinthefinalbattlesofLittleBig-hornandWoundedKnee?
MidwestandRockyMountainRegions
11 Theinvention of the windmill enabled settlers to live on the GreatPlains because….?
Itallowedthemtodigwellsdeepenoughtoaccesswater.
12 WhatarethePhysicalFeatures/Climateofthe
GreatPlains?
Flatlands that rise gradually from east to west
Land erosion by wind and water
Low rainfall
Frequent dust storms
13 Barbedwirewasinventedtohelpthewestwardsettlerskeep—
wildanimalsofftheirland
14 WherewasthehistoricgoldenspikeplacedthatwasusedtocompletethefirstTranscontinentalRailroad?
PromontoryPoint,Utah
15 GeneralGeorgeArmstrongCusterandthe7thCavalryweredefeatedatthe—
BattleofLittleBighorn
16. WANTED:MEN AND WOMEN WHO LOVE ADVENTURE-GOLD-SILVER-NEW BEGINNINGS FOR FORMER SLAVES OliviamadethisfliertoillustrateherunderstandingoftheopportunitiesavailabletoAmericansduringthe periodofwestwardexpansion. WhatcouldOliviaadd?
Opportunitiesforlandownership
17 WhatresultoftheIndianWarsforeverchangedlifefortheAmericanIndians?
TheReservationsystem
18 Whicheventmarkedtheendoftheconflicts
withAmericanIndians?
BattleofWoundedKnee
19. Whatistheprocessinwhichagroupmakeschangesormodificationstobecomepartofthe
mainstreamAmericanculture?
Assimilation
20 WhichSiouxleaderhelpeddefeattheUnited
StatesArmyintheBattleofLittleBighorn?
SittingBull
21.From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.
WhichAmericanIndiandeliveredthisspeechtoGeneralHowardin1877?
ChiefJosephoftheNezPercé
22 WhichadaptationforlivingontheGreatPlainsdid NOT contributetotheendofthecowboy
era?
Steelplow
23. WhatisthereasonforthedeclineintheNativeAmericanpopulation?
Warfareanddisease
24 WhywereduststormsaproblemforfarmersintheGreatPlains?
Thestormsblewawaythetopsoilwhich
containednutrientsnecessarytogrowcrops.
25 Barbed wire wasimportantinthesettlingofwhichregionoftheUnitedStates?
GreatPlains
26 HowdidwheatfarmingchangethelandscapeoftheGreatPlains?
Itallowedfarmerstogrowasubstancethatwasmuchneededandprofitable.
29 Whichisthebestreasonwhypeoplelived
throughhardshipsinordertotravelwestward?
Opportunitiesforwealthandland
30 Whydidmostimmigrantssettleinthenation’s
cities?
Theylackedmoneyforpurchasinglandorahome.
31 PresidentAbrahamLincoln’splanfor
Reconstructionincluded—
allowingSouthernstatesbackintotheUnion
32 Whatwastheresultoftheindustrialgrowth
duringthelate1800s?
Asharpincreaseinurbanpopulations
33 Opportunitiesforlandownership-New opportunities for former slave-Advances in technology, including the Transcontinental Railroad-New adventures are:
Reasons for westward expansion
34. WhichAmericancity’spopulationwasmostaffectedbyimmigration?
NewYorkCity
35 WhichinventioncausedthemostchangetolifeintheGreatPlains?
Railroad
36 WhatmadetheGreatPlainsdifficulttosettle?
Erosionbywindandduststormswerecommon.
37. Whatistheprocessinwhichimmigrants
becomepartoftheAmericancultureandAmericanIndiansbecomepartofthewhiteculture?
Assimilation
38. What helped people settle the Great Plains region?
windmill, barbed wire,sodhouses
39 Theconstitutionalamendmentsthatwere
adoptedduringReconstruction—
ProvidedpoliticalandlegalrightsforAfrican
Americans
40 Slaverywasabolishedasaresultofthe—
13thAmendment
41. What city is located in Texas-where cattle were driven north to Kansas?
San Antonio
42 WhichheadlinewouldhavemostlikelyoccurredimmediatelyaftertheReconstructionperiod
ended?
"FederalTroopsLeavetheSouth"
43 FrederickDouglassfoughtfortheadoptionofconstitutionalamendmentsthatguaranteed—
votingrights
44 RobertE.Leewasthepresidentof—
WashingtonCollege
45. TheCivilRightsActof1866declaredthatall
UnitedStatescitizenscoulddoallofthefollowingEXCEPT—
discriminateagainstothers
46.What city controlled the automobile industry?
Detroit-Michigan-HINT-close to the Great Lakes
47. Opportunitiesforlandownership-New opportunities for former slave-Advances in technology, including the Transcontinental Railroad-New adventures are:
Reasonsforwestwardexpansion
48. Whywasthetechnologicaladvance (railroad)soimportantaftertheCivilWar?
Itcouldcarrypeopleandgoodswhere
canalsandriverscouldnot.
50. Allofthefollowingarereasonsimmigrants
arrivedintheUnitedStatesbetween1870and
1900EXCEPT—
A escapefamineandlandshortages
B religiousfreedom
C escapehightaxes
D betterclimate
51. Choose the states that border an ocean
Arizona-Oregon-Kansa-Florida-Colorado-Virginia-South Carolina-West Virginia
52. The railroad system increased:
industrial development
53. Detroit is the automobile industry as Chicago is to the
meat-packing industry
54. What are the states in the Pacific Region?
COW