Closing the Frontier (AQA GCSE History): Quizzes
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In what year did the American government officially announce that the frontier no longer existed?
In what year did the American government officially announce that the frontier no longer existed?
1890
How many years did it take for the complete transformation of the American West (1876-1890)?
How many years did it take for the complete transformation of the American West (1876-1890)?
14 years
Which 1876 battle marked a temporary victory for Plains Indians but hardened American attitudes?
Which 1876 battle marked a temporary victory for Plains Indians but hardened American attitudes?
Battle of the Little Big Horn
What did the Dawes Act of 1887 force upon Native Americans?
What did the Dawes Act of 1887 force upon Native Americans?
Individual land ownership
How many acres of former Native American territory were opened in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889?
How many acres of former Native American territory were opened in the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889?
2 million acres
What signalled the start of the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889?
What signalled the start of the Oklahoma Land Rush in 1889?
A cannon fired at noon
By what time had virtually all available land been claimed during the Oklahoma Land Rush?
By what time had virtually all available land been claimed during the Oklahoma Land Rush?
By evening
What military advantages did the American government have over Plains Indians?
What military advantages did the American government have over Plains Indians?
Financial resources & latest technology
When was the transcontinental railroad completed, facilitating rapid western settlement?
When was the transcontinental railroad completed, facilitating rapid western settlement?
1869
When did the Civil War end, allowing military focus to shift toward western expansion?
When did the Civil War end, allowing military focus to shift toward western expansion?
1865
What belief system led Americans to think they were destined to control the entire continent?
What belief system led Americans to think they were destined to control the entire continent?
Manifest Destiny
What type of land ownership did the Dawes Act destroy in Native American culture?
What type of land ownership did the Dawes Act destroy in Native American culture?
Communal land use