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USII 2 Geography And Westward Expansion
Test Description: USII 1865- Present
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which is NOT a feature of the Great Plains?
A
Flatlands
B
Low rainfall
C
Mountains
D
Frequent dust storms
2) Which of the following are technological advances that helped people live in more challenging environments?
A
Steel plows
B
Windmills
C
Railroads
D
All of the above
3) he steel industry is in which manufacturing area?
A
Pittsburgh
B
Detroit
C
New England
D
Chicago
4) What did advances in transportation do?
A
Markets weren't getting their products
B
Linked resources, products, and markets
C
Products were not getting finished
D
Made it harder for people to get around
5) I am a city. I am located in the state of Texas, and I am located in the Southwest Region. What city am I?
A
Iowa
B
San Antonio
C
Salt Lake City
D
Los Angeles
6) Jonathan lives in the city of Denver in the Rocky Mountain Region, which state does he live in?
A
Boston
B
Rhode Island
C
West Virginia
D
Colorado
7) Possibility of obtaining WHAT is a reason for the increase in westward expansion
A
Jobs
B
New friends
C
Citizenship
D
Wealth
8) What law was made in order to assimilate Native Americans into white society, by forcing them to live on small plots of land?
A
Battle of Little Big Horn
B
Boarding Schools
C
Dawes Act
D
Civil Rights Act
9) What is the name of the battle which marked the end of wars between Native Americans and the U.S. Army, due to the tragic numbers of Native Americans killed?
A
Battle of Wounded Knee
B
Battle of Little Big Horn
C
The Alamo
D
The Battle at Fort Laramie
10) Which industry contributed to the growth of Chicago?
A
Meatpacking
B
Automobile
C
Cotton
D
Steel
11) Which area was the site of the textile industry after 1865?
A
New England
B
Chicago
C
Detroit
D
Pittsburgh
12) What development changed people’s perception of the Great Plains?
A
New Technologies
B
Transportation barriers
C
Removal of Native Americans
D
Availability of land in the eastern areas
13) Match the industry with the area it was clustered around Automobile
A
New England
B
Pittsburg
C
Chicago
D
Detroit
14) Which statement correctly describes the Great Plains?
A
The Great Plains lacked good farmland
B
The Great Plains were just desert areas
C
The Great Plains were a vast area to be settled
D
The Great Plains were a treeless wasteland
15) After 1865 manufacturing areas were clustered around ⎯
A
the Great Plains
B
centers of population
C
farms in the South
D
former Civil War battlefields
16) Identify the two states that form the noncontiguous region.
A
Alaska, Hawaii
B
Texas, Arkansas
C
New York, Maine
D
Virginia, North Carolina
17) What invention helped farmers fence their fields?
A
Steel plows
B
Railroads
C
Windmills
D
Barbed wire
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