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Westward Expansion
Test Description: Great Plains and the settling of it.
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) All of the following are physical features of the Great Plains EXCEPT:
A
Large Dense Forests
B
Low Rainfall
C
Flat Lands that rise gradually from east to west
D
Frequent Dust Storms
2) Who went west looking for a new beginning?
A
Former Military Men
B
Farmers
C
Former Slaves
D
Immigrants
3) Which of the following was not a reason for moving west?
A
Technological advances such as the rail road
B
Adventure
C
Opportunities to own land
D
Religious Freedom
4) It was discovered which brought many new settlers to the west in search of instant wealth.
A
Oil
B
Money
C
Copper
D
Gold
5) Which of the following is not an adaptation that helped settle the Great Plains?
A
Cotton Gin
B
Rail Road
C
Barbed wire
D
Sod House
6) This adaptation gave farmers a crop that would grow well in the dry climate of the Great Plains.
A
Corn
B
Wheat
C
Barley
D
Potatoes
7) This was used to pump water up from the ground.
A
Engine
B
Pump
C
Well
D
Windmill
8) This was the single most important invention that helped settle the west.
A
Transcontinental Railroad
B
Windmill
C
Sod House
D
Barbed Wire
9) This allowed Farmers to cut through the hard sod of the great plains.
A
Steel Plow
B
Dynamite
C
Iron Horse
D
Shovel
10) Beef cattle was perfect to raise on the Great Plains because of all the open land, but with the invention of the __________, ranchers were forced to alter their routes and even stop cattle ranches.
A
Rail Roads
B
Tanks
C
Windmill
D
Barbed Wire
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