Ch. 16 - Westward Expansion

Ch. 16 - Westward Expansion

5th Grade

15 Qs

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Ch. 16 - Westward Expansion

Ch. 16 - Westward Expansion

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

5th Grade

Medium

Created by

Mrs. Loudermilk

Used 2+ times

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away _________ to settlers.

lumber to build houses

plots of land

seeds to grow crops

wagons to travel out west

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before.

True

False

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
European Immigrants
Asian Immigrants
Mexican Americans
African Americans

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How did the Homestead Act help the nation grow?

It created the Transcontinental Railroad.

It moved Native Americans onto reservations.

It offered free land to families who settled on the great Plains.

It paid for immigrants to come to the United States.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

5. What did most homesteaders do for a living?

farmed

mined

ran settlement houses

worked in steel mills

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