2024 West/Gilded Age Test Review

What was the last great physical barrier to Manifest Destiny?

• The Mississippi River

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Grand Canyon

• Death Valley

What was the purpose of the Dawes Act?

• To establish universities to help farmers

• To assimilate native americans into white culture

• To create reservations for native americans

• To fund the building of the transcontinental railroad

What legislation was passed by the U.S. government to protect territorial expansion?

• The Morrell Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Pendleton Act

• The Dawes Act

Who was the Scottish immigrant linked to philanthropy and the steel industry?

• John Rockefeller

• Leland Stanford

• JP Morgan

• Andrew Carnegie

Which of the following was NOT a term of the Homestead Act?

• Pay taxes on the property

• Make improvements on the land

• You lived on the land for 5 years

• You received 260 acres

Which of the following is a description of Cottage Industry?

• Making enough goods at home to sell extras to neighbors

• Large scale production at the factory in your town

• Manufacture all of your family's needs at home

• Selling goods you have imported from overseas

Which of the following describes the Rio Grande?

• It forms the northern border of Texas

• It forms the southern border of Texas

• It's the main shipping channel for Houston

• Its the main shipping channel for Dallas/Ft. Worth

This was noted for corruption with the goal of financial and political gain.

• The Reconstruction Era

• The Gilded Age

• Westward settlement

• The Progressive Era

For how long did you have to meet the requirements of the Homestead Act before the land was yours, free and clear?

• 2 years

• 3 years

• 5 years

• 7 years

Where did this event that connected the two two coasts of the U.S. occur?

• Radiator Springs, Utah

• Salt Lake City, Utah

• Promontory Point, Utah

• Moab, Utah