Westward Expansion

What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?

• Steel plow
• Windmills
• Mechanical reaper
• Barbed wire

What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

• Mexican Americans and Native Americans
• Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
• African Americans and European immigrants
• Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 

What were Boom Towns?

• Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
• Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
• Towns where dynamite was found
• Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
• Sickness or disease
• Fights with Native Americans
• Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes

What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
• Sickness or disease
• Fights with Native Americans
• Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes

Which group lost the most from the building of the railroads?

• Settlers
• Western citizens
• The government
• Native Americans

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 

• Comstock Lode
• Transcontinental Railroad
• Vigilantes
• Chinese Exclusion Act

What law was passed that gave 160-acres of land to settlers for moving to the Plains?

• The Homestead Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Indian Removal Act

• The Settlers Act

The two railroads met in Las Vegas, Nevada to dive the last railroad spike into the ground.

• True

• False

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the United States? 

• Helped people travel to the west faster
• Helped Native Americans get more land
• Helped African Americans move out of the South
• It increased the national debt