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Westward Expansion Unit 1 Part 2
Test Description: U.S history EOC review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What were the Exodusters trying to escape from?
A
Racial Violence
B
Unfair land taxes
C
Confederate prisons
D
the 8 hr work day
2) What drew many new immigrants to the West?
A
Land grant colleges
B
Cheap land and new jobs
C
The climate on the plains
D
The opportunity to learn new languages
3) As American settlers moved West in search of land, many Native American nations
A
Settled in farming villages
B
Were weakened or destroyed
C
Formed the Indian Territory
D
Settled east of the Mississippi River
4) Many land agreements between Native Americans and Settlers fell apart because of different ideas about
A
Water rights
B
Land ownership
C
Government
D
Agricultural methods
5) Many white reformers believed that Native Americans should
A
Be civilized and adopt white culture
B
Sign treaties with the federal government
C
Give land to Settlers
D
Live on reservations
6) How did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains?
A
It saved them time and effort
B
It made crops drought-resistant
C
It lowered farmers debt
D
IT eliminated insect pests
7) What created the mining boom that started with the California Gold Rush
A
The Civil War
B
Offers of free land
C
Miners' desire for a peaceful life
D
The lure of quick wealth
8) What was one of the most difficult tasks that homesteaders faced?
A
Planting seeds
B
Making soap
C
Plowing the soil
D
Carrying water from the well
9) The Dawes Act did all of the following except,
A
Broke up Native American tribes
B
Give Native Americans 1 million dollars to move West
C
Assimilate Plain Indians
D
Give land to individual heads of household
10) In the 1880s, American Presidents most often protected the interests of
A
Miners and Ranchers
B
Western and Southern farmers
C
Businessmen and Industry
D
The general public
11) William Jennings Bryan lost the election of 1896 because he could not
A
Carry the urban and industrial centers
B
Accept a policy of free silver
C
Make a persuasive speech being against the Gold Standard
D
Carry the western farming districts
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