UNIT 7 SOCIAL STUDIES TEST REVIEW

"For the idea, of staying here

To just earn your gruel,

Makes me feel sad and sometimes mad

'Tis so awful cruel"

Based on this stanza, some people wanted to move to the West in order to -

• get rich mining for gold

• leave behind the harsh city life

• experience the adventure of exploring

• spread Christianity to American Indian tribes

Cities like Denver and Kansas City became major economic centers because -

• they are seaport cities

• the railroad lines are nearby

• the climate in the area is so mild

• they are along the Mississippi River

Settlers on the plains of the US used the windmill because they needed -

• electricity

• coal

• oil

• water

Which idea was most likely supported by the artist of this painting?

• women's rights

• Manifest Destiny

• freedom of religion

• citizenship for American Indians

American Indian leaders like Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull reacted to settlement of the West by -

• demanding statehood and representation

• leading an armed resistance to US policies

• teaching settlers how to survive on the plains

• helping to build railroads across the US

Those who supported the idea of Manifest Destiny believed that the US should -

• stretch from ocean to ocean

• spread democracy overseas

• pay settlers to live on the plains

• give land to American Indian tribes

One way the building of railroads contributed to environmental change was by -

• depleting supplies of coal

• enclosing land into fenced areas

• polluting rivers on the Great Plains

• helping to wipe out large herds of bison

During the 1800s many immigrants came to the US to -

• work in factories

• fight in the Civil War

• serve in the government

• study in American universities

Which opportunity attracted many immigrants to settle in the West?

• free land

• jobs in factories

• access to education

• travel on the railroad

Based on this photo, one challenge faced by many immigrants was -

• living in crowded houses

• finding a good paying job

• being separated from family

• speaking a different language