Westward Expansion

The Populist Party was established in the 1890's to

• ensure that the US stayed on the Gold Standard
• Protect the political and economic interests of farmers and laborers
• reduce the tax burden on the wealthy industrialists
• support the candidacy of William McKinley

The Populist Party sought to increase the power of

• Agricultural workers
• Immigrant populations
• Industrial unions
• Textile Workers

Which of these helped to further the Westward Expansion of the United States after 1865?

• Abolition of Slavery
• California Gold Rush
• Lewis and Clark Expedition
• Transcontinental Railroad

The U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prevent immigrants from that country entering the U.S. during the

• Early 1800s
• Late 1700s
• Late 1800s
• Mid-1900s

"As railroads expanded westward across the United States in the late-1800s, Native Americans were increasingly unable to hunt across the formerly open landscape of the Great Plains.”—In addition to the problems stated here, what other issues contributed to the problems faced by Native Americans on the Great Plains at the end of the 19th century?

• European diseases wiped out a substantial portion of the Sioux population
• Railroads brought an increase in population, leading to controversies over land usage
• Timber land was harvested, robbing Native Americans of a valuable resource
• Under the Dawes Act, Indian reservations lost all their federal funding

Cattle ranching and mining were instrumental in the 19th century in getting more people to settle

• The American Northeast
• The American Northwest
• The American South
• The American West

The Dawes Severalty Act was created to

• Give slaves land in the former Confederate states
• Institute the death penalty for crimes against federal officials
• Redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership to help assimilate them into the US population
• Regulate interstate trade and commerce

The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger

• houses
• steel
• coal
• timber

A former slave looking for new opportunities in the Great Plains was called

• Homesteader
• Exoduster
• Rancher
• Exclusionist

What did the Homestead Act offer?

• 160 Acres of land to eligible citizens
• Free housing for former slaves
• Free housing for immigrants
• 160 Acres of land to former colonists only