Western Expansion #1 & #2 (Study Tool)

What river did Lewis and Clark travel on for the majority of the journey?

• Mississippi River

• Clark River

• Colombia River

• Missouri River

Which Shoshone Indian joined the group as a guide and interpreter?

• Pocahontas

• Nantucket

• Black Kettle

• Sacagawea

What was the Northwest Passage?

• The boat the men traveled on
• another name for the pacific ocean
• An imaginary trade route across North America
• A native american tribe

The pioneers that took advantage of the Homestead Act were called...

• homesteaders
• ranchers
• sodbusters
• scalawags

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

• steel plow
• reaper
• windmill
• barbed wire

Invention of the steel plow, the passage of the Homestead Act, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad all contributed to the

• development of the Great Plains
• growth of the plantation system of agriculture
• extension of slavery into the western territories
• gold rushes in California and Nevada

The transcontinental railroad joined together where?

• Denver, Colorado
• Salt Lake City, Utah
• Promontory, Utah
• Carson City, Nevada

In what town did the Union Pacific Railroad begin?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Promontory, Utah

Which president was in office that allowed the Transcontinental Railroad to be built?

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

• bison

• cattle