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Changes on the Western Frontier Quiz

Authored by John Woodring

Social Studies

11th Grade

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Changes on the Western Frontier Quiz
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the area between the Missouri River and the Rocky Mountains once known as?

The Denver Prairie

Great American Desert

Flyover Country

The Kansas-Dakota Desert

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following inspired people to move to the Colorado Territory?

Word-of-mouth stories

Eastern newspaper stories of good farmland

Advertisements in newspapers in the East

Eastern newspaper stories about gold found in the Rocky Mountians

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following technological advancements allowed hard-to-extract ores to be separated from rock?

Bessemer Process

Ore Gin

Smelting

Steam-powered ore extraction

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the plan to build a railroad from the East Coast to the West Coast?

Transamerica Railroad

Transcontinental Railroad

The American Flyer

The American Express

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which group of Asian immigrants helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?

Japanese

Irish

Chinese

Native Americans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was created to help standardize railroad schedules?

Atomic Clock

Four time zones

Telegraphed schedules

The Greenwich Mean Time System

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was not an infamous outlaw in the West?

Belle Starr

Billy the Kid

Jesse James

Pat Garret

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