The Western Frontier-Review

Which two immigrant groups built the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Mexican / African

• Chinese / Irish

• English / Dutch

• Native Americans / French

Which of the following was NOT a cause of devastation on the Native Americans?

• Indian Removal Act

• Manifest Destiny

• Migration of miners, ranchers, & farmers

• Emancipation Proclamation

US Army massacred Sioux men, women, and children.

• Little Big Horn

• Wounded Knee

• Bull Run

• Appamattox

Political Party that pushed for an income tax & direct election of Senators

• Federalists

• Democrat

• Populist

• Republican

The gradual process by which an ethnic, racial, or religious group merges into the dominant population.

• assimilation

• imperialism

• immigration

• discrimination

What was St. Louis, Missouri known as?

• Great Migration

• Manifest Destiny

• Gateway to the West

• Frontier

What is a boomtown?

• A town rich in minerals; everyone migrated there.

• A town depleted of minerals; no immigrants stayed there.

• A town with many boombox radios.

• Towns where loud "booms" were heard often

What does "Transcontinental" mean?

• across the state

• across the mountain

• across the frontier

• across the country

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?

• the amount of bison did not change
• the amount of bison decreased
• the amount of bison increased
• bison migrated east

The idea that America's expansion from coast to coast was our god-given right and destiny is known as...

• Promontory Point

• Myth of the Great Plains

• Migration

• Manifest Destiny