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U.S. History - Unit 6 (SSUSH12ab)
Test Description: The Transcontinental Railroad AND Farming and Ranching in the West
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) The Transcontinental Railroad finally connected in:
A
St. Louis
B
Denver
C
San Francisco
D
Promontory Point
2) What was the importance of the Transcontinental Railroad?
A
The U.S. was finally able to trade with European nations.
B
It helped the Indians build more reservations.
C
The East and West were now efficiently connected.
D
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3) The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad was only possible from...
A
good weather conditions
B
immigrant labor
C
African-Americans who left the South
D
grants given by Congress
4) At first, builders of the Transcontinental Railroad were:
A
from Central and South America
B
immigrants from Europe
C
poor Southerners
D
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5) The group most responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad was:
A
the Irish
B
the Chinese
C
the Japanese
D
the Koreans
6) Many low-cost parcels were available to buy in the American West from:
A
state legislatures
B
the railroad companies
C
Congress
D
mining companies
7) Farming in the West became easier due to:
A
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B
new plows and scientific methods for farming
C
the elimination of the Plains Indians
D
droughts
8) The open-range system included:
A
cattle freely roaming the West
B
enclosing ranches with barbed wire
C
innovations in growing wheat and corn
D
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9) During cattle round-ups, the cattle were usually driven by:
A
the Plains Indians
B
ranchers
C
cowboys
D
farmers
10) What prompted the end of the open-range system?
A
the invention of barbed wire
B
the introduction of scientific methods for farming
C
treaties with the Plains Indians
D
World War I
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