American West History Trivia Challenge
Test your knowledge of the American West with this trivia game. Learn about key figures, events, and locations from the 19th century frontier.
American West History Trivia Challenge
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Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500
1-100 1 - 100 Who was elected president in 1876? $100
1-100A 1 - 100 Rutherford Hayes $100
1-200 What does nomadic mean? $200
1-200A 1 - 100 move to place to place to follow food supply $200
1-300 Who invented the steel plow? $300
1-300A 1 - 100 John Deere $300
1-400 What was the most important animal to the Plains Indians? $400
1-400A 1 - 100 The Buffalo $400
1-500 To earn ownership of land by settling on it is called _____. $500
1-500A 1 - 100 Homesteading $500
2-100 1 - 100 The most dangerous work on the Transcontinental RR was done by ___________. $100
2-100A 1 - 100 Chinese workers $100
2-200 Land given to the Indians by the US government is called_______. $200
2-200A 1 - 100 Reservations $200
2-300 Where did Chief Joseph try to flee with his people? $300
2-300A 1 - 100 Canada $300
2-400 When seeds are planted 10" under the ground, it is called ____________. $400
2-400A 1 - 100 Dry Farming $400
2-500A 1 - 100 What did western settlers make their houses out of? $500
2-500 Sod $500
3-100 1 - 100 Name the river that separates Mexico and U.S. $100
3-100A 1 - 100 Rio Grande River $100
3-200 What river separates Washington and Oregon? $200
3-200A 1 - 100 Columbia River $200
3-300 The US leader killled at Little Big Horn was ____. $300
3-300A 1 - 100 Colonel George Custer $300
3-400 Who said, "I will fight no more forever?" $400
3-400A 1 - 100 Chief Joseph $400
3-500 When people ran to claim land, it was called ________________ $500
3-500A 1 - 100 Oklahoma Land Rush $500
4-100 1 - 100 According to the Homestead Act, how many acres could each family have? $100
4-100A 1 - 100 160 acres $100
4-200 Why was the Great Plains called Great American Desert? $200
4-200A 1 - 100 It had flat land with prairie grass $200
4-300 How many hours difference is there between the east and west coast? $300
4-300A 1 - 100 3 hours $300
4-400 What two Indian chiefs were in charge at the Battle of Little Bighorn? $400
4-400A 1 - 100 Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse $400
4-500 Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific RR meet? $500
4-500A 1 - 100 Promontory Point $500
5-100 1 - 100 Why were northern troops withdrawn from southern states? $100
5-100A 1 - 100 A term in the Compromise of 1877 $100
