Westward Expansion

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List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west. Options: mountains, crossing rivers, the great plains, all of the above

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all of the above

Front

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population? Options: the amount of bison did not change, the amount of bison decreased, the amount of bison increased, bison migrated east

Back

the amount of bison decreased

Front

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

Back

The railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources.

Front

What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town? Options: the gold runs out in the local mine, the railroad moves its station away from the town, both, none of the above

Back

both

Front

What is the major drawback of mining?

Back

mining was destructive to the natural environment

Front

What was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

Back

NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

Front

How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?

Back

Many suffered from poverty and starvation

Front

Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?

• Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market
• Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers
• Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads
• Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

Back

Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

Front

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Back

All of the above

Front

Who were the Exodusters who moved west to own land and escape the KKK?

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African Americans