SS Unit 4, Topic 2 Quiz

Which of the following is an effect of the Homestead Act?

• People were able to get to the west much more quickly.

• The number of people moving to the west decreased.

• It linked the eastern and western sides of the U.S. together.

• It led to an expansion of U.S. boundaries in the west.

Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Erie Canal being built?

• There was an increased access to timber, minerals, and fertile farmland.

• Ships began transporting goods on the canal.

• The steamboat was invented.

• People migrated to New York to work on the canal.

Which of the following was an effect of the Erie Canal being built?

• New York became the financial capital of the world.

• People no longer depended on the canal for their livelihood.

• People moved away from New York to work in the south.

• Major stagecoach lines were now able to carry passengers west.

Which of the following was an effect of the National Road being built?

• People began settling in the towns that developed along the road.

• People began moving away from the west to find jobs.

• People no longer bought supplies at the shops along the road.

• People depended on the road because it was the only way to make money.

The Transcontinental Railroad did which of the following things?

• It made the Native Americans happy that the railroads ran through their land.

• It made traveling to the west a lot slower than traveling by wagon.

• It led to no one traveling to the west anymore.

• It made traveling to the west a lot safer than traveling by wagon.

Which of the following was an effect of the invention of the cotton gin?

• America no longer needed to grow cotton.

• Cotton was no longer needed to make cloth.

• American grew more cotton than any other country.

• Cotton made the south the financial capital of the world.

A pioneer is ________________________________.

• Someone who transported goods along the Mississippi River.

• Someone who is among the first to explore or settle in a new area.

• Someone who made treaties with other countries.

• Someone who mined for gold.

Which of the following led to an increase in the production doubling each year?

• Cotton became profitable.

• Cotton could no longer be grown in the U.S.

• Cotton was no longer profitable.

• Cotton was the only crop that could be grown.

Why was the Transcontinental Railroad built?

• to make sure the Native Americans moved for the U.S. settlers

• to get rid of the buffalo population because they were overpopulated

• to link the eastern and western sides of the U.S. together

• to allow people to travel from the north to the south more quickly

Which of the following was a way that the Native Americans were affected by the pioneers moving west?

• The Native Americans were now able to hunt buffalo.

• The Native Americans were now able to sell cotton to the pioneers.

• The Native Americans were being kicked off of their land.

• The Native Americans thought the railroads were iron horses.