Westward Expansion Review

What is the name of the geographic feature to the west of the Great Plains which made travel to the Pacific Coast difficult?

• the Appalachian Mountains

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Mississippi River

• the Cascades

Which of these best describes the Great Plains?

• many lakes surrounded by mountain ranges

• rolling hills of rock and limestone

• thick forests with heavy rainfall

• flatlands that slowly rise from east to west

What was the result in the 1870s of the increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• Native Americans expanded their control over the lands.

• Buffalo herds were nearly wiped out by over-hunting.

• Better resources were found to build and construct shelter.

• Regular rainfall meant more people could farm the land.

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the United States?

• It increased the number of people traveling to the West.

• It decreased the support for industrialization.

• It weakened the economy of the United States.

• It decreased political support for westward expansion.

How did the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad impact many Native American tribes?

• It increased trade between Native American tribes.

• It created new states for Native American tribes.

• It increased the political power of Native American tribes.

• It destroyed natural resources used by Native American tribes.

Which of the following was invented by John Deere and increased productivity for farmers on the Great Plains?

• fertilizers

• the steel plow

• the combine harvester

• pesticides

New technology included the cheap, effective fencing that prevented cattle from roaming. This invention was...

• ...the steel fence.

• ...the wood fence.

• ...barbed wire.

• ...elastic rope.

As Americans moved west throughout the 19th century, how were Native Americans affected?

• They were forced to move onto reservations.

• They were forced to relocate to Canada.

• They lived together harmoniously with the settlers.

• They moved into large cities to find jobs in factories.

What effect would the shrinking buffalo population have on the Native Americans that depended on buffalo to survive?

• They moved into cities with the white people.

• They raised buffalo on farms instead.

• They had to move somewhere else to find food.

• They stayed in the plains and ate other things.

During the California Gold Rush, hundreds of thousands of Chinese immigrants moved to America. By the 1860s, the Chinese made up almost the entire workforce in which industry?

• railroad

• meat-packing

• ranching

• coal mining