Westward Expansion Unit 1 Part 2 Question Preview (ID: 34849)


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What were the Exodusters trying to escape from?
a) Unfair land taxes
b) Confederate prisons
c) Racial Violence
d) the 8 hr work day

What drew many new immigrants to the West?
a) The opportunity to learn new languages
b) The climate on the plains
c) Land grant colleges
d) Cheap land and new jobs

As American settlers moved West in search of land, many Native American nations
a) Formed the Indian Territory
b) Settled east of the Mississippi River
c) Settled in farming villages
d) Were weakened or destroyed

Many land agreements between Native Americans and Settlers fell apart because of different ideas about
a) Agricultural methods
b) Water rights
c) Land ownership
d) Government

Many white reformers believed that Native Americans should
a) Give land to Settlers
b) Sign treaties with the federal government
c) Live on reservations
d) Be civilized and adopt white culture

How did new technology help farmers on the Great Plains?
a) It saved them time and effort
b) IT eliminated insect pests
c) It made crops drought-resistant
d) It lowered farmers debt

What created the mining boom that started with the California Gold Rush
a) Offers of free land
b) Miners' desire for a peaceful life
c) The lure of quick wealth
d) The Civil War

What was one of the most difficult tasks that homesteaders faced?
a) Plowing the soil
b) Carrying water from the well
c) Planting seeds
d) Making soap

The Dawes Act did all of the following except,
a) Give Native Americans 1 million dollars to move West
b) Broke up Native American tribes
c) Give land to individual heads of household
d) Assimilate Plain Indians

In the 1880s, American Presidents most often protected the interests of
a) The general public
b) Western and Southern farmers
c) Miners and Ranchers
d) Businessmen and Industry

William Jennings Bryan lost the election of 1896 because he could not
a) Make a persuasive speech being against the Gold Standard
b) Accept a policy of free silver
c) Carry the western farming districts
d) Carry the urban and industrial centers

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