Westward Expansion Test Prep

Westward Expansion Test Prep

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Westward Expansion Test Prep

Westward Expansion Test Prep

Assessment

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Social Studies

5th Grade

Medium

CCSS
RI.2.1, RI.3.3, RI.3.1

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?

Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
Sickness or disease 
Fighting with Native Americans 
Bad weather or storms

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What technology revolutionized farming in the west? 

Steel plows, mechanical reapers, and windmills
Morse code
Internet
Hydroelectricity

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Homestead Act of 1861 allow settlers to do?

Go to war with Native Americans
Own the land that they settled on after 5 years
Establish the sharecropping system
Make peace with the Native Americans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What animal impacted the building of the railroads, and was also essential to the Native Americans way of life?

Snakes
Mountain lions
Bison
Locusts

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the transcontinental railroad change the economy of the United States?

It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago. 
It transported people to the cities to work in factories. 
It transported Native Americans to the west. 
 It transported raw materials to build factories in the west. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What invention changed farming and cattle drives during Westward Expansion?

Steel plow
Windmills
Mechanical reaper
Barbed wire

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