Westward Expansion Quiz

The destruction of this animal impacted the way of life for Native Americans

• Horse

• Buffalo

• Chicken

• Cattle

What natural resource bought many prospectors to the west in 1849?

• Steel

• Cotton

• Wheat

• Gold

What should the following list be labeled?

• Attracting new immigrants to the country
• Bringing goods to market
• Faster transportation across the country
• Destruction of the buffalo
• Digging tunnels through mountains
• Causing pollution from factories to increase

• Effects on the Transcontinental Railroad

• The Impact of Chinese Immigrants in the West

• Obstacles facing Westward Expansion

• Why Pioneers Preferred the Transcontinental Railroad over Wagons

Which had a NEGATIVE impact on the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Waste throw in the streets

• The coal polluted the air

• It offered another way of travel

• Crops could be transported across the country

The following list describes which group of people?

Many were Irish Built the Transcontinental Railroad from east to west Had communist events like barn-raisings

• African Americans

• Mexican Americans

• European Immigrants

• Chinese Americans

How were Chinese immigrants discriminated against?

• They were placed on reservations

• They were given poor soil to farm on

• They were paid less money than Caucasian workers

• They were able to get high paying jobs

What was the main cause of conflict between the settlers and the Native Americans?

• Both wanted gold

• Land ownership

• Cattle drives

• None of the above

Which terms described the experience of most Native Americans on reservations?

• Poverty and starvation

• Freedom and independence

• Security and satisfaction

• Wealth and prosperity

Which caption best describes the image?

• Native Americans find success in the United States

• Native Americans discover gold and silver

• Native Americans live on reservations

• Native Americans are assimilated into white culture

Which of the following were POSITIVE impacts of the Trasnconntintal Railroad?

• Pollution

• Economic Growth

• Destruction of the buffalo

• Travel across the US took less time