Westward Migration Quiz

Which is NOT a U.S. Region?

• Southwest
• Midwest
• Rocky Mountains
• British Columbia

Which is NOT a reason people moved west?

• Native American Wars
• Adventure
• Opportunities for Land
• Gold/Silver

Which piece of technology was used to enclose farm or ranch animals?

• Steel Plow
• Dry Farming
• Barbed Wire
• Windmill

Which technological tool was needed to break up tough dry soil?

• Steel Plow
• Dry Farming
• Barbed Wire
• WIndmill

What region is described as a “treeless wasteland” with flatlands that gradually rise in elevation, low rainfall, dust storms and erosion from wind and water?

• Rocky Mountains
• Pacific Coast
• Great Plains
• Atlantic Coastal Plain

The Transcontinental Railroad linked which two cities?

• New York and Boston
• St. Louis and San Francisco
• Chicago and San Antonio
• Detroit and Washington D.C.

Which of the following states is in the Midwest Region?

• Ohio
• Colorado
• Tennessee
• Oklahoma

Technological advances, discovery of gold and silver and land opportunities are all considered what?

• Factors to support city growth
• Factors to support westward migration
• Native American Wars
• Expansion of Naval Bases

Which of the following is considered a major conflict between Native Americans and the United States?

• Bull Run
• Wounded Knee
• Gettysburg
• Shiloh

Motorized tractors were used for farming in the early days of Westward Migration.

• True
• False