westward expansion quiz # 1

Which of the Following is not a Great Plains state?

• Utah

• Kansas

• Wyoming

• Oklahoma

What is not a reason to head West?

• become wealthy from gold & silver

• fight with Native Americas

• desire for adventure and a fresh start

• former slaves , a new beginning

The nickname given to the new trains was called?

• The iron horse

• rolling thunder

• the choo choo

The railroad that connected the country was called?

• The Burlington Pacific

• The transcontinental railroad

• the Amtrak system

• the Northwest line

The railroad company that started in Omaha Nebraska was ?

• The Union Pacific railroad

• The Central Pacific railroad

• Burlington Northern railroad

• The Metra railroad

The Two immigrant groups that contributed to building the Railroad were?

• Chinese & Italian

• Irish & German

• Chinese & Irish

• Native America & freed slaves

Which is not a new invention of the Great plains way of life

• gasoline tractors

• barbed wire

• windmills

• steel plows

In 1850, only 1% of all Americans lived west of the Mississippi, 40 years later, what % of Americans did?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 40%

Since wood was scarce on the Great Plains, people built their homes out of what material

• Brick

• prairie "turf"

• mud

• bamboo