Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

5th Grade

20 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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5th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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For people heading west during the late 1800s, what was the most difficult area to cross?

Area 1

Area 2

Area 3

All areas

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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Why was it so difficult to travel through area 3?

The area consisted of mountains and rugged terrain.

The area had not been explored by previous travelers

The area was the wider than other parts of the country.

The area was populated with too many Native Americans

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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What problem faced by the Central Pacific Railroad Company is shown in the image above?

Buffalo caused trains to derail.

Tracks had to be built across the Great Plains.

The steep slopes of the Sierra Nevada caused the need to dig tunnels.

Native Americans were constantly fighting with the workers to get off of their land.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which statement summarizes the lasting effects of the search for gold in the west?

Boom and bust towns were just expected and didn’t have any effect on the West

Ghost towns filled the west and the Native Americans had a positive effect on this event.

Towns that were once supply stations and mining towns turned into large cities bringing many people out west and onto Native American territory

All the towns’ economies went bust after all the miners left the towns and went back to the east, so the Native Americans were never affected by the gold rush.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What effects did the building of the railroad have on the Native Americans of the Great Plains?

Americans took their land by building railroads on the Great Plains.

The buffalo, which was their main staple of food, clothing, and shelter, were killed.

They were put on reservations which altered, or changed, their traditional way of life.

All of the above

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Based on the picture above, which group made up the largest part of the Central Pacific workforce?

Irish immigrants

African-Americans

Chinese immigrants

Former Union Army soldiers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

How did the transcontinental railroad affect the wild bison herds in the west?

The bison herds were afraid of the rails.

The railroads cleared grazing land for the bison.

It resulted in the demise of the free-roaming buffalo in the west.

The transcontinental railroad assisted with the growth of the bison population.

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