Expansion and Industry

What technology revolutionized farming in the west? 

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

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

• Snakes
• Mountain lions
• Bison
• Locusts

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Where did railroad companies advertise to attract new settlers to the region?

• Europe
• The south
• Asia
• The west

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. 

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What two ethnic groups helped to build the transcontinental railroad?

• Mexican Americans and Native Americans
• Irish immigrants and Chinese immigrants
• African Americans and European immigrants
• Scottish immigrants and Japanese immigrants 

Robert Fulton was hired to design and build the first __________ to be used to transport people up the Hudson River from New York to Albany.

• steamboat

• Sail boat

• Row boat

• Ironclad ship

During which time period did most territorial expansion of the United States take place?

• Early 1700s
• Early 1800s
• Late 1700s

The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad
• Missouri Railroad
• Transcontinental Railroad

Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?

• The United States sought new markets for agricultural and industrial products
• The United States wanted to establish colonies in Asia, Africa, and Australia
• United States foreign policy rejected the theory of "Social Darwinism
• The United States military wanted to establish overseas bases and recruit from those locations

Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?

• They increased the number of railroad barons
• They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
• They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
• They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry