Transcontinental Railroad Quiz

After the Civil War, the nation became more linked with the building of the

• Erie Canal

• Transcontinental Canal

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Hoover Dam

Which of these is NOT a reason the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

• To make travel and communication easier from east to west

• To wipe out the Indians of the plains

• To increase settlement of the West

• To boost the economic production of the West

Which of these not NOT a positive of the Transcontinental Railroad's being built?

• It would provide immigrants and former slaves a chance for employment

• It would link the nation together and would make conflict less likely between regions of the country

• It would lead to increased agricultural production in the plains regions

• It would wipe out the buffalo of the plains

Which of these is a reason the Indian Wars occurred?

• The railroad was wiping out the buffalo and the Indian way of life, so they resisted

• The US repeatedly broke treaties it signed with Native tribes

• Many Native tribes refused to leave their traditional homeland, so had to be forced

• All of these are reasons

The greatest victory of Native tribes over the US army came at

• The Big Hole

• The Battle of the Little Bighorn

• The Battle of Gettysburg

• The Battle of Cheyenne

Which of these is NOT a final result of the Indian Wars of the late 19th century?

• Native tribes were allowed to return to their homeland and remain semi-independent

• Native tribes were moved onto reservations, often far away from their traditional land

• Native tribes were forced to assimilate with whites by the Dawes Act of 1887

• The Native way of life was almost wiped out by hunting of buffalo

Which of these was a problem facing farmers at the end of the 19th century?

• Production was falling due to lack of land

• Prices were falling because of increased production and falling demand

• Farmers were running out of land on which to farm

• None of these

The ______ of 1862 gave land to any settlers willing to move west.

• Dawes Act

• Homestead Act

• Volstead Act

• Agricultural Freedom Act

Farmers at the end of the 1800s organized into the _____ to gain a political voice.

• Republican Party

• Democratic Party

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Populist Party

Which of the following statements is true?

• A large number of people moved west because they wanted to mine for gold and silver.

• Many Irish and Chinese immigrants were able to find work building the Transcontinental Railroad.

• Because of the railroad and large number of miners, a number of "boomtowns" were established in the late 1800s.

• All of these are true