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The idea of Manifest Destiny helped the US grow. Which of these groups was hurt by westward expansion?
a) Native Americans
b) Farmers of the Great Plains
c) Railroad Workers
d) Children
What impact did the railroads have on the bison out West?
a) The railroads got more business from transporting bison
b) People no longer used bison for transportation
c) People shot bison because they were ruining the tracks
d) None
Which landform was the most difficult for settlers to cross on their way to California?
a) The Appalachian Mountains
b) The Mississippi River
c) The Atlantic Ocean
d) The Rocky Mountains
Name the grasslands that are between the Mississippi River in the East and the Rocky Mountains in the West.
a) The Appalachian Mountains
b) The Great Plains
c) Gateway to the West
d) The Coastal Plains
Why was the time of year important to settlers traveling on wagon trains?
a) There was always a shortage of water in the summer
b) The supply of gold in California was running out quickly.
c) The deer population was too great.
d) The snow in the winter made travel very dangerous.
What effect did the destruction of bison herds have on Native Americans of the West?
a) It damaged their way of life, because they sold bison to feed railroad workers.
b) Bison could not help build the railroads.
c) It only affected Native Americans of the Rocky Mountain region.
d) It damaged their way of life, because they relied on bison for food, clothing, and shelter.
Which of the following was a reason the Transcontinental Railroad was built?
a) To carry tons of gold to cities
b) To connect Canada and Mexico
c) To provide clothing to needy families
d) To provide a faster route between the East and the West
Which river did most pioneers have to cross on their journey west?
a) Congaree River
b) St. John River
c) Mississippi River
d) White River
Which of the following is part of the work that cowboys did in the West?
a) Digging for gold
b) Farming land
c) Searching for wifi
d) Driving cattle herds
Which was a reason for the Chinese Exclusion Act?
a) Chinese immigrants worked for lower wages.
b) The Chinese population was decreasing.
c) The Chinese became successful vegetable farmers.
d)
How did the U.S. Government often deal with their treaties with Native Americans?
a) They refused to sign treaties
b) They never made treaties
c) They broke treaties
d)
What eventually happened to the treaty between the Sioux and the United States?
a) The Sioux did not like the Black Hills and broke the treaty.
b) The federal government honored the treaty.
c) The federal government broke the treaty when gold was discovered in the Black Hills.
d)
What was the ultimate goal of Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce tribe?
a) To find peace in Canada
b) To kill federal troops
c) To mine for gold
d)
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
a) Protect bison populations from being killed
b) Allow heads of household at least 21 years old to claim land
c) Allow the branding of cattle
d)
Which of the following is a group that was kicked off their land in the West?
a) Mexicans
b) Farmers
c) Cowboys
d)
Which event made the work of cowboys driving cattle through the plains difficult?
a) The rise of big cities all over the west
b) The Chinese Exclusion Act
c) Farmers who fenced their land
d)
How did the Chinese immigrants most contribute to the development of the West during the 1800s?
a) Through mining and railroad work
b) Through ranching and building
c) Through farming and cleaning
d)
Which of these groups did completion of the transcontinental railroad help?
a) The Spanish
b) Native Americans
c) Farmers
d)
Which of the following made it difficult to build the transcontinental railroad?
a) Mountains
b) Congress
c) Miners
d)
Which of the following is true of the Great Plains?
a) Only good for ranching
b) Good for all kinds of agriculture
c) Only good for farming
d)
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