Unit 1 Summative Recovery

The transcontinental railroad was important because...

• It connected the Eastern and Western US for the first time.

• It helped native Americans get easier access to hunting grounds.

• It made immigration to the US easier.

Western Expansion was bad for this group

• American Settlers

• Native Americans

• The US Government

The US government tried to assimilate native Americans through which law?

• The Affordable Care Act

• The Build Back Better Act

• The Dawes Act

Immigrants arriving in New York were usually from...

• Asia

• California

• Europe

Nativists were not fans of unrestricted immigration, and they were responsible for laws such as

• The Homestead Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act

• The Dawes Act

By the 1900s, most industries were powered by...

• Solar Power

• Electricity

• Wind Mills

This natural resource was used to fuel industry.

• Coal

• Oil

• Both answers are correct.

The use of steel changed the US in what way?

• Buildings got taller since steel was strong enough to support larger structures.

• It was used to build the transcontinental railroad.

• It was not really that important. Iron was used more.

Labor Unions were formed to help workers get...

• better pay

• more time off

• safer working conditions

• all of the above

Monopolies were a problem for the US so the government passed the...

• Antitrust Act

• The Homestead Act

• The Chinese Exclusion Act