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Unit 9 - Westward Settlement
Test Description: Multiple Choice questions for Unit 9
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The completion of the transcontinental railroad in 1869 contributed to the settlement of which United States region?
A
West
B
Southeast
C
South
D
Northeast
2) Which region of the United States was most directly affected by the passage of the Homestead Act?
A
Rocky Mountains
B
Appalachian Mountains
C
Great Plains
D
Atlantic Coast
3) The buffalo was the primary source of food, shelter, clothing and tools for Native Americans of the
A
Great Plains
B
Eastern woodlands
C
Southeast
D
Pacific Coast
4) The Pacific Railway Act (1862) is an example of
A
military projects required to meet the needs of the defense industry
B
transportation legislation designed to encourage foreign trade
C
regional construction projects coordinated by southern and western states
D
federally supported internal improvement projects linking the nation
5) Both the Homestead Act (1862) and the Pacific Railway Act (1862) were efforts by the federal government to
A
support settlement of former plantation lands
B
encourage settlement west of the Mississippi River
C
provide land to minority groups
D
resolve conflicts with Native American Indians
6) In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed primarily to
A
improve the lives of freed slaves
B
achieve Northern victory in the Civil War
C
develop the Midwest and western parts of the country
D
expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe
7) Which government action from the 1800s resulted in significant migration within the United States?
A
Sherman Antitrust Act (1890)
B
Embargo Act (1807)
C
Homestead Act (1862)
D
Fugitive Slave Law (1850)
8) Which set of events in United States history is most closely associated with westward expansion?
A
passage of the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and the Compromise of 1877
B
passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and opening of the transcontinental railroad in 1869
C
issuing the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and creation of the Federal Reserve System in 1913
D
passage of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 and creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1933
9) The major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
A
promote cultural assimilation
B
prepare children for life on the reservation
C
train future leaders in tribal traditions
D
teach skills needed for working in factories
10) The passage of the Dawes Act in 1887 was primarily an attempt by the United States government to
A
hire Native American Indians as military scouts
B
encourage Native American Indians to give up their traditional cultures
C
limit the power of the Bureau of Indian Affairs
D
return eastern land to Native American Indian tribes
11) What is one result of the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
A
Free land was given to settlers
B
Native Americans land claims were respected
C
Factories relocated from the Northeast to the Great Plains
D
a national marked developed in the United States
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