Westward Expansion Test Review

2. The discovery of this resource in the west led many people to move there.
5. Leader of the Nez Perce, was captured after trying to escape to Canada.
6. This invention helped farmers harvest crops at a much faster rate.
7. Natives were forced to live on these during Westward Expansion.
10. Leader of the Apache, attacked settlers in the Southwest U.S.
15. ______________ is forcing someone to adopt your culture by removing theirs.
17. The ___________ Act of 1862 granted settlers land west of the Mississippi River.
18. At __________________, over 250 Lakota women and children were killed.
19. The _________ Railroad allowed settlers to more easily move from east to west.
20. This invention helped farmers till the thick sod (soil) of the Great Plains.

1. _________ Americans moved west after the Civil War looking for a fresh start.
2. Leader of the U.S. Cavalry, defeated and killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
3. This invention allowed settlers to live on the Great Plains despite the lack of trees.
4. This invention helped farmers keep cattle and buffalo off of their land.
8. Leader of the Sioux tribe, defeated George Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn.
9. Flatlands that gradually rise in elevation as they go from east to west.
11. Native children were forced to go through _____________ schools in order to become more "American."
12. This invention helped settlers on the Great Plains pull up water from the ground.
13. This was a nickname for black Americans that moved west after the Civil War.
14. The _________ Act of 1887 created the Boarding Schools.
16. Advancements in ____________ made it easier for people to live out west.