US History EOC Western Expansion

The belief that it was the United States' destiny to expand west and conquer territory all the way to the Pacific Ocean

• Mexican-American War 
• Manifest Destiny 
• Black Exodus 
• Cross of Gold Speech 

From what country did the United States acquire California, Arizona, and New Mexico? 

• Great Britain 
• Spain
• France 
• Mexico 

What was distinctive about the Battle of Little Bighorn? 

• It was one of the few battles that ended with the Native Americas surrendering and relocating to reservations 
• It was the battle in which the famous chief, Sitting Bull, was killed 
• It marked the Native American peoples' largest victory over US military forces 
• It inspired passage of the Dawes Act 

Which of the following would be the best way to describe the US government's approach to dealing with Native Americans on the frontier in the years following the Civil War? 

• Negotiations 
• Compensation 
• Barter 
• Conquest 

Which of the following people were forced to relocate to government land known as reservations?

• Chinese Immigrants 
• African Americans 
• Mexicans 
• Native Americans 

European Americans learned western cattle-ranching techniques from 

• Mexicans 
• Native Americans 
• Chinese Immigrants 
• Texans of European Descent 

Who of the following played the greatest role in helping to build western railroads? 

• Mexicans 
• Chinese immigrants 
• Native Americans 
• Women 

What was so significant about the transcontinental railroad?  

• It was the first railroad built in the United States
• It served to unite the nation by connecting eastern and western railways 
• It served to unite the nation by connecting southern and northern railways 
• It was the first railroad built solely by white, native born citizens 

"You shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns; you shall not crucify man kind upon a cross of gold"
What does this quote refer to?

• John Deere calling upon the government to provide relief for farmers 
• William McKinley in opposition to greenbacks 
• Grover Cleveland in support of his own reelection 
• William Jennings Bryan in support of bimetallism 

Which of the following would have had the least direct of impact on Native Americans in the West?

• The discovery of gold 
• The homestead act 
• The killing of the buffalo 
• The Omaha Platform