Western Expansion

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.

• They were given their choice of where to live.

• They were forced to live on reservations.

• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

Which of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?

• steel plow
• reaper
• windmill
• barbed wire

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the US?

• it destroyed the Native American's way of life

• settlement of the frontier increased

• trade around the nation expands

• all of the above

This gave 160 acres of land for $10 to anyone willing to work the land for 5 years.

• The Trail of Tears

• The Homestead Act

• The Union Pacific Railroad

• The Constitution

Two risks of travelers moving west were severe weather and illness.

• True

• False

How did the railroads impact Native Americans?

• They helped them thrive.

• They made them wealthy.

• They altered their way of life and took their land.

• They had no effect on them.

Native Americans were forced to live on _________________.

• ghettos

• teepees

• farms

• reservations

In the 1860s, a railroad was built connecting the East Coast of the United States with the West Coast. What was one important effect of this?

• It took longer to travel across the country.

• People did not use any other form of transportation.

• It became quicker to travel from San Francisco to New York.

• People could now fly by airplane to get to places more quickly.

_______________ were created where the railroad met the cattle trail.

• ghost towns

• boom towns

• cow towns

• reservations

Homesteaders found farming the land was

• enjoyable

• easy

• hard

• fun