Westward Expansion

What was the job of a cowboy on the Great Plains?

• planting corn and wheat

• leading wagon trains

• driving cattle across the plains

• mining for gold and silver

Why was being forced to live on reservations a hard adjustment for the Plains Indians?

• They only knew how to grow crops like corn and beans, which did not grow well on reservation lands.

• Their culture was based on hunting buffalo and following the migrating herds from place to place.

• They liked staying in one place nd did not want to move from one reservation to another.

• They had no way to communicate with reservation officials since no Native Americans spoke English.

Why was the transcontinental railroad important to the Industrial Revolution in the United States?

• It helped keep Native American populations small.

• It helped reduce the demand for coal.

• It helped deliver raw materials to manufacturers.

• It helped decrease urban populations

How did railroad companies gain access to the land needed to build new tracks in the West during the 1800's?

• The railroad companies bought land from the Native Americans

• The railroad companies bought land by charging high prices to travel on the railroad.

• The railroad companies received land from the governement.

• The railroad companies traded shares of their companies for land owned by settlers.

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the United States?

• It stopped westward migration

• It encouraged many to settle along the West Coast and in the Midwest.

• It decreased the number of conflicts with Native Americans

• It increased the national debt.

Which railroad system was built to connect the western territories with the eastern states?

• the east-west railroad

• the transcontinental railroad

• the pacific line

• the cross-country line

How was the Native American's belief about land use different than the American settlers?

• Native Americans believed farming was the best use of the land.

• Native Americans believed the land belonged to everyone

• Native Americans believed the land should belong to one person.

• Native Americans believed the animals owned the land.

How did the construction of the transcontinental railroad impact Native Americans?

• New towns along the railroad routes increased wealth and trade of the Native American tribes.

• Native Americans were able to get jobs helping build the railroad

• Railroad companies paid the Native Americans for the land used for the railroad.

• The United States government gave large portions of Native American land to railroad companies.

Which statement about the United States' government's treatment of the Native Americans is true?

• The government honored all the treaties it made with the Native Americans.

• The government refused to make treaties with the Native Americans.

• The government broke many treaties it made with the Native Americans

• The government only agreed to treaties that would help the Native Americans

The transcontinental railroad travels across which continent?

• Africa

• Europe

• North America

• South America