Unit 3: Westward Expansion Test Review

Which of the following was one of the challenges faced by homesteaders on the Great Plains?

• expensive land

• nice weather

• conflicts with Native Americans

• thick forests

Which groups’ traditional way of life was greatly affected by the building of the railroad and the settling of the West?

• African Americans

• Immigrants

• Native Americans

• Miners

The most important resource of the Native Americans was....

• the horse

• the buffalo

• the railroad

• wheat

What was an obstacle Pioneers faced when moving out west?

• big cities

• limited supplies

• strong government

• lots of people

What was an obstacle Pioneers faced when moving out west?

• harsh weather

• rugged terrain

• welcoming Native Americans

• angry railroad workers

Which of the following was NOT a way that technology helped pioneers turn the Great Plains into productive farmland?

• stronger steel plows were used on the thick grasslands

• windmills were used to pump water to the land’s surface

• barbed wire was used to keep animals away from crops

• the gun helped kill bison

In 1862, what law did Congress pass that gave American citizens over the age of 21 free land for farming in the Great Plains?

• Homestead Act

• Stamp Act

• Chinese Exclusion Act

• 15th Ammendment

African Americans who moved out West to escape discrimination were known as .....

• Scalawags

• Sodbusters

• Exodusters

• Homesteaders

People that did not go through the government to get land and lived in the West without paying were known as _______________.

• Free loaders

• Homesteaders

• Squatters

• Townies

During the 1800s, people flocked to the West in search of gold. They often created towns near gold mines. What is the name of these towns?

• Shanty Towns

• Boom towns

• Ghost towns

• Reservations