Unit 2 US History Quiz

Unit 2 US History Quiz

11th Grade

25 Qs

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Unit 2 US History Quiz

Unit 2 US History Quiz

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did railroads most impact farming in the West during the late 1800s?

They connected farms with distant markets for selling their harvest.
They helped large landowners illegally acquire land from homesteaders.
The greater ease of transportation led many farmers to change to cattle ranching.
They made owning large farms more difficult by laying tracks through farmlands. 

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad affect the United States during Reconstruction?

It increased the need for laborers in urban areas.

It limited the need for foreign immigrants.

It encouraged westward expansion.

It altered the economy in southern rural areas.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which statement best explains what the Dawes Act did?

it took tribal lands from Native Americans, cut them into family-sized parcels, and sold leftover land to whites

it put bounties on buffalo, with the goal of starving the Native Americans

it gave free land to white settlers

it allowed the railroads to build on private land

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Why was the transcontinental railroad beneficial to America?

The railroad was built over mountains that were impassable in stagecoach.

Railroads provided a faster, safer, and cheaper transportation.

Railroads allowed People to bring their furniture to the Great Plains.

Railroads crossed rivers which were difficult to cross earlier.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This law created 160 acres plots of land to be sold for a small fee to encourage settlement in the west.

Dawes Act
Land Grant College Act
Homestead Act
Oklahoma Land Giveaway

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What were problems farmers faced?

Railroads charged high prices to ship goods.

Forced to sell goods at low prices

Faced high debt

All of the above

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which event is considered the LAST conflict with Native Americans?

Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Little Bighorn
Sand Creek Massacre
The Red River War

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