Westward Expansion

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.

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

In the late 1800s, the herds of bison were nearly gone from the plains. The Great Plains Indians had been put on reservations. The Indians had to...

• ...hunt deer instead of bison to feed their families.

• ...rely on the government for food, housing, and clothing.

• ...hunt raccoons and bear and sell their furs to the white man.

• ...pay the U.S. government for use of reservation land.

How did the gold rush affect the population of California?

• the population stayed the same

• the population reduced (got smaller) in size

• the population grew rapidly

• the population grew slowly

What physical feature is circled on the map?

• Great Plains

• Great Lakes

• Continental Divide

• Rocky Mountains

How did building the Transcontinental Railroad improve travel and trade?

• Giving Native Americans a way to travel

• Allowing all people to travel across the country easily

• Getting crops and livestock from the farms/ranches in the west to the markets in the east

• Providing reasons for people to immigrate to the United States