
Westward Expansion
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11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?
Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction
Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading
Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new immigrants
Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United
States?
By raising the consumer price of agricultural products
By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
One result of the passage of the Homestead Act of 1862 includes
a rush to grab free land in the Great Plains
an influx of Chinese immigrants to California
the building of large urban centers in the West
the creation of Indian reservations in the Southwest
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was primarily a response to
increased U.S. presence in China
rapid population growth in the Northeast
China’s actions during the Boxer Rebellion
competition for jobs on the West Coast
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Which word best explains the changes shown in these photographs?
immigration
nativism
nullification
assimilation
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