Railroads and the Frontier Review

The ability of the east coast of the United States to communicate with the west coast was FIRST made possible by

• the Transcontinental Railroad.

• the Pony Express.

• carrier pigeons.

• telephones.

The most significant and longest-lasting impact of the "Gold Rush" of the mid-1800s was

• environmental damage to streams and mountains.

• the extinction of the buffalo in North America.

• the expansion of Americans across the continent.

• the abolition of slavery in the western territories.

The Populist Party was chiefly composed of

• individual farmers.

• Eastern businessmen.

• Northern abolitionists.

• Northern factory owners.

"The plan of removing the aboriginal people who yet remain within the settled portions of the United States . . . approaches its consummation. . . . an extensive region . . . has been assigned for their permanent residence. It has been divided into districts and allotted among them. Many have already removed and others are preparing to go. . . ."

Removal of Southern Indians to Indian Territory, 1835

This passage is MOST closely related to

• Imperialism.

• the Civil War.

• Westward expansion.

• the French Indian War.

The policy of the US government toward the Indians in the period immediately prior to the Civil War was to

• drive them out of the country and into Canada.

• move the Indian population on to reservations.

• grant citizenship and voting rights to Indians.

• require the education of Indian children in public schools.

A major political issue in the Gilded Age was

• abortion.

• pollution.

• bimetallism.

• civil rights.

The most significant obstacle in building the Transcontinental Railroad was

• crossing the Appalachian Mountains.

• laying track across the Great Plains.

• removing hostile Native Americans from the region.

• crossing the Sierra Nevada Range and the Rocky Mountains.

Which of these helped to further the Westward Expansion in the United States after 1865?

• California Gold Rush

• Abolition of Slavery

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Lewis and Clark Expedition

Which is the best definition for the term "American frontier"?

• a fixed boundary line

• the Atlantic or Pacific coastline

• the territory gained in the Gadsden Purchase

• a shifting area where pioneer settlement ended

One argument of those who supported the gold standard system in the United States was that the gold standard

• would help the United States pay for New Deal programs.

• protected the U.S. currency from inflation and devaluation.

• would allow the country to increase trade with foreign nations.

• would allow the country to borrow more money from foreign nations.