Westward Expansion

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison (buffalo) population?

• the amount of bison did not change

• the amount of bison decreased

• the amount of bison increased

• bison migrated east

Which of the following explains the major negative impact of mining?

• mining became useless because new technology replaced the natural resources that were mined

• mining was destructive to the environment

• mining proved to be worthless

• mining did not create any jobs

Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?

• Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to the market

• Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers

• Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

• Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad START?

• Sacramento, California

• Promontory, Utah

• Houston, Texas

• New York City, New York

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

• The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it

• The workers started fighting with them

• Native Americans did not like trains

• The railroad kept Native Americans from migrating

The Central Pacific company hired 20,000 workers from ____.

• Germany

• Canada

• China

• Ireland

What are Boom Towns?

• towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left

• Towns that exploded

• Towns with a lot of gold

• towns that popped up along the railroad

Transcontinental means...

• OVER the U.S.A.

• BESIDE the U.S.A.

• NEAR the U.S.A.

• ACROSS the U.S.A

The building of the Transcontinental Railroad started in 1862 and ended in ____________.

• 1865

• 1867

• 1869

• 1871

What was a ghost town

• Boomtowns that were abandoned

• Towns that had a lot of ghosts

• Towns established by settlers and attacked by Native Americans

• A town that was successful