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