1st 9 Weeks Exam

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

• to bring an end to cattle drives
• to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
• to build the Transcontinental Railroad
• to provide a market for steel plows

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

• Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

• Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

• Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad

• To make China powerful

• To make Native Americans move off their land.

• To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation

• To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

• Japan and Germany

• China and Germany

• China and Ireland

• Ireland and Japan

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

• buffalo

• horses

• cattle

• birds

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

• north and south

• north and west

• east and west

• east and south

Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?

• 13th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.

• Republican
• Democratic

• Populist
• Targaryen

The Populist Party arose in the late 1800s out of the concerns of:

• the middle class

• the wealthy

• factory owners

• farmers