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Chapter 23 Tensions In The West 1
Test Description: Heading West
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1) What happened when horses arrived in the Northwest in the 1700s?
A
People started fighting over who owned the horses.
B
The ranchers had to figure out how to contain all of them.
C
The Nez Perce became expert riders and developed their own breed - Appaloosa.
2) What was the initial relationship between the Nez Perce and the settlers?
A
Friendly
B
Hostile
C
Neutral
3) What did the US government offer Chief Joseph?
A
All of their land back.
B
Give up your land peacefully or our army will take it from you.
C
Free passage to Canada.
4) What happened after the Nez Perce fought the settlers?
A
They fled to Canada, but didn’t make it.
B
They defeated them easily and took their land back.
C
They were defeated and died out.
5) What did Chief Joseph die of?
A
Old age
B
Measles
C
A broken heart.
6) What 2 acts stirred new interest in the West?
A
The Settlers Act and the I’ve been working on the Railroad Act.
B
The Chinese Railroad Act and the Homestead Act.
C
The Homestead Act and the Pacific Railroad Act.
7) What is a Homesteader?
A
A businessman who made good deals with other businesses.
B
A farmer who is given a plot of public land in return for cultivating it.
C
A chef who made food for all of the wounded soldiers from the war.
8) What was the impact of the Homestead Act?
A
The size of families doubled.
B
The number of farms decreased.
C
The number of farms in the US tripled.
9) What did the Pacific Railroad Act call for?
A
The building of a railroad that connected to major throughways.
B
The building of a transcontinental railroad to link the Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
C
The building of a pathway for herders to take across the country.
10) How did railroads help settle the west?
A
Both are ways the railroads helped to settle the west.
B
It opened the west up to farmers, ranchers and prospectors.
C
It opened up the west to people looking for a new start.
11) Where did the Union Pacific start?
A
Canada, and headed south
B
Nebraska, and headed west
C
Maine, and headed west
12) Where did the Central Pacific start?
A
California, and headed east
B
New York, and headed east
C
Florida, and headed north
13) What did the Native Americans Plains do when the railroad invaded their homeland?
A
destroyed supply trains
B
Both are correct
C
attacked the work crews
14) Why did the Central Pacific hire Chinese workers?
A
Many of their previous workers left in search of silver.
B
Both are correct.
C
They could do as much work in a day as any other crew.
15) What happened to the Chinese workers after the railroad was completed?
A
Most stayed on in America, to build new farms and businesses across the West.
B
Most went on unemployment.
C
Most returned to China to their family and friends.
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