Westward Expansion Study Guide

Westward Expansion Study Guide

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Westward Expansion Study Guide

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

To bring an end to cattle drives

To encourage settlement of the Great Plains

To defeat the Native Americans

To provide a market for steel plows

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Which conclusion is supported by the information on the graph?

Canals transport goods faster than railroads.

Building railroads is more expensive than building canals.

Railroad mileage increased faster than canal mileage.

Businesses preferred shipping goods by canal.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

High cost of land

harsh weather

Large amounts of grasshoppers

Thick sod

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What was the most significant economic impact of the transcontinental railroads during the late 1800s?

Eliminating overseas trade with Europe

Expanding trade nationwide

Decreasing the influence of big business

Rapid rebuilding of the South after the Civil War

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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According to the document, which of the following is not a reason to travel on the Union and Central Pacific Railroad Line?

save time, money

speed, comfort, safety

you get to shoot buffalo

avoid the delays and dangers of navigation

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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What region of the United States are the rail lines traveling to?

North

South

East

West

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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

Homesteaders needed something to mark the boundaries between farms.

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.

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