Westward Expansion

Which of the following could deliver mail from Missouri to California in just 10 days?

• Telegraph

• The "Horseless Carriage"

• The Pony Express

A___________was a town that was built as gold miners came to look for gold and needed goods and services.

• Gold town

• Boom town

• Ghost town

Which of the following describes a challenge face by the Union Pacific railroad?

• It had to build through the Sierra Nevada mountains.

• It faced conflict with Native Americans.

• It faced conflict with Chinese Americans.

Which of the following was NOT one of the challenges typically faced by homesteaders?

• High cost of land

• Harsh weather

• large amounts of grasshoppers

Which of the following best describes a reason why cattle drives came to an end?

• Consumers became more interested in gold than cattle.

• Farmers on the Great Plains began raising cattle.

• They were no longer necessary once railroads reached Texas.

What were the "gold rushers" called who went to California in the mid 1800's?

• Forty-Niners

• Homesteaders

• Exodusters

Under the Homestead Act of 1862, what would a person lose if they returned to the East Coast after only 4 years of living on their land?

• 100 dollars

• His or her American citizenship

• 160 acres of free land

Why would a homesteader on the Great Plains have cheered the invention of barbed wire?

• The wooden fences they were using rotted too quickly.

• The methods of dry farming required barbed wire to work.

• Homesteaders needed something to keep cattle from destroying their crops.

Where was the golden spike used to complete the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Sutter's Mill

• Promontory Point, Utah

• St. Louis, Missouri

What is the name of the grass-covered dirt used in building homes?

• Prairie

• Sod

• Cow chips