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Westward Expansion.
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After the Gold Rush of 1849, people dreamed of a faster, cheaper, and safer way to travel west. What new technology of the 1800s made this dream a reality?
a) Stagecoach
b) Transcontinental Railroad
c) Wagon trains
d) Pony Express
In which regions did the United States Army fight the Native Americans in the final battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee?
a) Northeast and Southeast Regions
b) Midwest and Southwest Regions
c) Midwest and Rocky Mountain Regions
d) Midwest and Southeast Regions
Which was most likely the biggest problem faced by American Indians on reservations?
a) Reservations were located on dry wastelands that were unwanted by settlers.
b) Reservations were far from the places where other tribes were located.
c) Reservations were separated by railroad tracks.
d) Reservations were built close to towns and cities.
Which immigrants were used as workers on the Transcontinental Railroad?
a) Siamese and French
b) Japanese and Norwegian
c) Korean and Russian
d) Chinese and Irish
Where was the historic golden spike placed that was used to complete the first Transcontinental Railroad?
a) San Francisco, California
b) Santa Fe, New Mexico
c) El Paso, Texas
d) Promontory Point, Utah
What was the main purpose for the development of the reservation system for American Indians in the United States?
a) American Indian victories forced the United States to give them full ownership of Native American land.
b) Americans wanted to invite American Indians into white society and culture.
c) American Indians wanted to live apart from the settlers who claimed their land.
d) Americans wanted to stop American Indians from interfering with white settlers in western lands.
Which statement best reflects how the lives of American Indians changed with westward expansion?
a) The American Indians agreed to move to reservations.
b) Living on reservations allowed the American Indians to hold onto their culture.
c) The American Indians were forced to assimilate to white American culture.
d) The American Indian population increased with westward expansion.
“Pikes Peak or Bust was a slogan people often used when moving west because of the —
a) sense of adventure
b) love for the mountains
c) discovery of gold and silver
d) opportunities for land ownership
Which American Indian said - I will fight no more forever.
a) Chief Joseph
b) Wounded Knee
c) Sitting Bull
d) Geronimo
What result of the Indian Wars forever changed life for the American Indians?
a) Slavery
b) Communes
c) Settlement Houses
d) The Reservation system
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