Westward Expansion Review

The mining industry began during the early 1800s and attracted many settlers to the West.  Which resource were most of the miners looking for?

• gold
• aluminum
• coal
• phosphate

In the 1850’s, how did most of the people moving from the East to the West travel?

• On wagon trails
• On railroad lines
• On rivers and canals
• On paved roads

After 1869, how did most of the people moving from the East to the West travel?

• Wagon Trails
• Rivers and Canals
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Paved Roads

Why was it more difficult for the Central Pacific RR to lay tracks than the Union Pacific RR?  

• The land had not been explored by previous travelers.
• The land was populated with many Native Americans.
• The land consisted of mountains and rugged terrain.
• The land was the wider than other parts of the country.

Which invention used electricity to send news across the country?  

• the transcontinental railroad
• the Pony Express
• the telegraph
• the stagecoach

Which group of immigrants lived in California and worked on the Transcontinental Railroad for the Central Pacific Railroad Company?

• the Irish
• African Americans
• the Chinese
• Native Americans

Which of the following was negatively impacted by the completion of the transcontinental railroad?

• transportation
• economic opportunities
• Native American life
• communication

What was the main purpose of the transcontinental railroad?

• to prevent so many people from moving West
• to connect the eastern and western areas of the country
• to move Native Americans to the reservations
• to allow people in the West to move to cities in the East

Which act, passed by Congress in 1862, gave heads of households land in the west
to farm?

• The Farming Act
• The Land Settlement Act
• The Homestead Act
• The "Go West, Young Man" Act

Which technology helped pioneers turn the Great Plains into productive farmland?

• steel plowe
• telegraph
• barbed wire
• cattle drives