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Westward Expansion
Test Description: SCPASS
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following made it difficult to build the transcontinental railroad?
A
ranchers
B
Congress
C
miners
D
mountains
2) Which of these groups did the completion of the transcontinental railroad help?
A
the French
B
the Spanish
C
farmers
D
Native Americans
3) What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
A
allowed heads of household at least 21 years old to claim acres of land
B
allow the branding of cattle
C
protect bison population from being killed.
D
declare that all Chinese immigrants move to the East Coast
4) Which of the following is a group that got kicked off their land in the West?
A
cowboys
B
ranchers
C
Mexicans
D
farmers
5) Which event made the work of cowboys driving cattle through the plains difficult?
A
the Homestead Act
B
farmers who fenced in their land
C
the rise of big cities all over the West
D
the Chinese Exclusion Act
6) How did Chinese immigrants most contribute to the development of the West during the 1800s?
A
through mining and ranching
B
through ranching and building
C
through farming and cleaning
D
through mining and railroad building
7) Why were Native Americans opposed to living on reservations?
A
They could not bring their families with them.
B
They had to live with many other tribes.
C
They were crowded and had bad land and no water.
D
They could not live in tents there.
8) Which landform was the most difficult for settlers to cross on their way to California?
A
the Rocky Mountains
B
the Mississippi River
C
the Great Plains
D
the Appalachian Mountains
9) Why was the time of the year important to settlers traveling on wagon trains?
A
The snow in winter made travel very dangerous.
B
They supply of gold in California was running out quickly.
C
There was always a shortage of water in the summer.
D
The government only allowed travel to the West during the spring.
10) Which of the following was a reason the transcontinental railroad was built?
A
to provide a faster route between the East and West
B
to transport Chinese immigrants to the East Coast
C
to carry tons of gold to the cities
D
to connect Canada and Mexcio
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