Unit 5 - Flashcard 2 - Westward Expansion

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On May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah, the East and the West became connected by the completion of

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the Transcontinental Railroad.

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In the 1860s, a railroad was built connecting the East Coast of the United States with the West Coast. What was one important effect of this?

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It became quicker to travel from San Francisco to New York.

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Which of the following contributed MOST to the forced removal of Native Americans from the Great Plains from 1867 to 1890? Options: the desire to establish military posts, the building of new canals, the settlement of western lands, the desire for more land to grow cotton

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the settlement of western lands

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Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?
Options:
They increased the number of railroad barons.
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States.
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country.
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry.

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They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country.

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Which invention of the 1800s most impacted Plains Indian tribes? Options: The electric light bulb, The telegraph, barbed wire, the steel plow

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barbed wire

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Which battle was a significant victory for Plains Indians against the US Army?
Options:
Little Bighorn,
Wounded Knee,
The Black Hills,
Fort Laramie

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Little Bighorn

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The settlement of the western plains and farming inventions severely hurt the populations of this animal that was vital to the survival of the Plains Indian tribes.

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Buffalo