Search Header Logo

Westward Expansion

History

11th Grade

Used 78+ times

Westward Expansion
AI

AI Actions

Add similar questions

Adjust reading levels

Convert to real-world scenario

Translate activity

More...

    Content View

    Student View

17 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 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

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

By raising the consumer prace of agricultrual products
By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to - 

promote cultural assimilation of American Indians
turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland
end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military
promote American Indian investment in private industry

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which statement best completes this list?

Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef
Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants
The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture
The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Nineteeth-century nativist organizations advocated - 

limited federal military power through the oraganization of local militias
conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Media Image

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

Union leaders
Philanthropists
Political bosses
Nativists

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?