Impact of Railroads and Westward Expansion

Front

Which statement best describes the relationship between people in eastern cities and pioneers who went west?

Back

People in the West provided raw materials to send east for manufacturing.

Front

Why was the United States government interested in getting a transcontinental railroad built?

Back

People and goods would move across the country quickly and be less expensive.

Front

What attracted people to California in 1849?

Back

a gold rush

Front

What is an example of the impact the railroads had on the West?

Back

Cities and towns developed throughout the western frontier.

Front

What feature of the region's climate made it difficult to farm in the Great Plains?

Back

Hot summers sometimes led to severe droughts.

Front

Which practice is an example of how settlers modified their environment?

Back

irrigation

Front

Why did settlers build sod homes in the Great Plains?

Back

Building materials were limited, so settlers had to use what was available to them.

Front

What did the closing of the western frontier suggest?

Back

Manifest Destiny had been accomplished.

Front

How did the American Indian viewpoint on land ownership differ from the viewpoint of settlers?

Back

American Indians believed that no one owned the land.

Front

What was one effect of settlers hunting buffalo?

Back

American Indians became angry about the rapid decline of the buffalo.