Westward Expansion/Industrialization

By what other name were prospectors known?

• homesteaders

• cowhands

• immigrants

• miners

How did the Homestead Act help the nation grow?

• It created the Transcontinental Railroad.

• It moved Native Americans onto reservations.

• It offered free land to families who settled on the great Plains.

• It paid for immigrants to come to the United States.

5. What did most homesteaders do for a living?

• farmed

• mined

• ran settlement houses

• worked in steel mills

6. How did the cattle raised by Texas ranchers get to market in the late 1800's?

• by ships

• through New Orleans

• by long drives and railroads

• by long drives and ships

7. From what nation did the Unites States purchase Alaska in 1862?

• Canada

• Russia

• Great Britain

• China

8. Which of the following groups did some of the most dangerous jobs in building the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Chinese workers

• Irish workers

• former soldiers

• the Big Four

9. How many years did it take to complete the Transcontinental Railroad?

• 3 years

• 6 years

• 9 years

• 12 years

10. What contribution did Andrew Carnegie make to the nation's growth?

• built the Transcontinental Railroad

• developed the steel industry

• operated many oil refineries

• perfected the use of electric power

11. Which of the following did Alexander Graham Bell design?

• the electric lightbulb

• the telephone

• the skyscraper

• the automobile

12. How did the United States government try to control immigration?

• by limiting where immigrants could live

• by not allowing immigrants to get jobs

• by passing laws limiting the number of immigrants

• by preventing immigrants from attending universities