Westward Expansion Review Qs

Match the following

• A period of political, social, and economic reforms to end corruption caused by the Gilded Age.

• Roaring Twenties

• Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain

• Gilded Age

• Characterized by installment plans, Prohibition, and flappers.

• American Imperialism

• The increasing involvement of the United States in world affairs and armed conflicts

• Great Depression

• Characterized by bank failures, the New Deal, and bread lines

• Progressive Era

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad contribute to the settlement of the West?

• By establishing military forts along the routes

• By providing people with access to essential goods

• By raising money to build factories along the routes

• By giving funds to local leaders to build schools

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

• By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

• By increasing the variety of locally grown crops

• By raising the consumer price of agricultural products

• By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets

The Homestead Act (1862) promoted the development of western lands by - 

• moving Native American Indians to reservations

• removing all restrictions on immigration

• creating a system of dams for crop irrigation

• provided free land to settlers

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

• Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies.

• Speculators bought large parcels of land and then built factory towns to attract new

  immigrants.

• Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.

• Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private

  property through homesteading.

Which factor helped farmers on the Great Plains overcome opposition from cattle ranchers?

• Ranchers refused to divide up the open range

• Heavy rains made the Great Plains more suitable to planting than grazing.

• Barbed wire allowed farmers to enclose their lands

• The farmers allied with Native American Indians.

What is the best title for this list?

• How Sharecroppers Lived in the Deep South

• Ways Migrant Workers Lived in the Southwest

• How Miners Took Advantage of Gold Rush Opportunities

• Ways Settlers Adapted to Conditions on the Great Plains

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to —

• promote American Indian investment in private industry

• end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military

• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians