Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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KG - University

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Jarred Goodall

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?
The availability of buffalo
The discovery of precious metals
A series of federal land grants
A decrease in agricultural production

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which sentence correctly completes this diagram?
The Bracero program was introduced.
The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed.
Russian radicals joined labor unions in the United States.
Irish families immigrated to the United States.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?
Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction
Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading
Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants
Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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This cover from a nineteenth-century periodical helps illustrate that the United States beginning to change from —
a mostly rural society to a mostly urban one
a slave-owning society to one without slavery
a foreign policy of isolationism to one of interventionism
a direct democracy to a representative one

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

During the nineteenth century, one way political bosses gained voter support was by —
campaigning for women’s suffrage
advocating the use of poll taxes
making improvements in urban infrastructure
providing public assistance for former slaves

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following occurred between 1865 and 1900 as a result of the rapid industrialization of the United States?
Social and economic class divisions began to disappear.
Concerns about air pollution led to stricter environmental regulations.
Union membership increased as workers sought better pay and conditions.
Container ships delivered agricultural goods to ports along the Pacific coast

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one reason for the expansion of machine politics in the late nineteenth century?
The rapid influx of immigrants made it difficult for local governments to provide basic services.
Federal restrictions prevented voters from influencing government decisions at the local level.
The economy was too tightly regulated to allow urban growth.
Settlement houses failed to help immigrants adjust to life in the city.

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