Western Expansion/Progressive Era Review

What were some of the benefits of Chinese Labor?

• Patient

• Industrious

• Economical

• All of the above

What did the Chinese help construct?

• Statue of Liberty

• Mount Rushmore

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Empire State Building

What invention made life out west possible?

• Telephone

• Railroad

• Light Bulb

• Barbwire

Where did the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads connect?

• New York City

• Utah

• St. Louis

• California

What immigrant groups helped build the Transcontinental railroad?

• Chinese

• Italians

• Mexican

• Irish

Check the words that describe the working conditions of the immigrants w on the railroad.

• Deadly Indian attacks

• Well Paid

• Victims of racial abuse

• Harsh climate

Why did settlers move west?

• The wanted to strike gold

• They wanted to discover oil

• They wanted to be farmers

• All of the above

How did John Deere's steel plow impact farmers?

• Helped farmers bust up tough prairie sod

• Helped farmers harvest their crops

• Helped farmers contain their cattle

• All of the above

How did windmills impact farmers?

• Helped farmers bust up tough prairie sod

• Helped farmers harvest their crops

• Help farmers pump water from deep wells

• All of the above

How did barbwire impact farmers?

• Helped farmers bust up tough prairie sod

• Helped farmers harvest their crops

• Help farmers contain animals and fence property

• All of the above