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Westward Expansion Review
Test Description: Westward expansion
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas ranchers?
A
People paid to watch the cattle drives
B
Cattle could be sold for more money in the East.
C
Railroads paid ranchers to use their services.
D
Cattle grew fatter as they traveled the trails.
2) Which of the following best describes a reason why cattle drives came to an end?
A
Farmers on the Great Plains began raising cattle.
B
Consumers became more interested in gold than cattle.
C
The use of barbed wire fences made it too difficult to drive.
D
Thousands of cattle ranchers moved west in search of gold.
3) Why is the Battle of Little Bighorn also known as “Custer’s Last Stand”?
A
Custer surrendered after his forces were surrounded by the Lakota
B
Custer resigned after witnessing the brutal Lakota defeat.
C
Custer was seriously injured as he led his forces to victory.
D
Custer was killed along with his entire forces
4) Which of the following describes the significance of the Battle of Wounded Knee?
A
It convinced the U.S. government to take stronger action against the Lakota.
B
It was the biggest victory Native Americans ever won over United States forces.
C
It was the last major battle between the U.S. and Native Americans.
D
It allowed Native Americans to return to their traditional homelands
5) What were the Mississippi, the Columbia, the Colorado, and the Snake?
A
specific railroads running out west
B
major river sytems of the west
C
mountain ranges of the west
D
Reconstruction groups
6) The two companies of the transcontinental railroad met at
A
Black Hills
B
Promontory Point
C
Omaha
D
Wounded Knee
7) _______ were new settlers who moved west.
A
Cowboys
B
Pioneers
C
Miners
D
Sodbusters
8) Which group of people used grass to build their homes due to the lack of trees?
A
Sodbusters
B
Grasshoppers
C
Goldrushers
D
Exodusters
9) Which of the following was used by the U.S. government to encourage settling in the West
A
Great Plains Promise
B
Pioneer Act
C
Stanford Act
D
Homestead Act
10) Which of the following almost destroyed Native American life on the Plains during Westward Expansion?
A
Planting trees and forests
B
The killing of bison or buffalo by the railroad company.
C
The discovery of gold
D
The use of explosives in the Sierra Nevada
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