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Western Expansion

Authored by Melissa Stevens

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10th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following groups benefited the MOST from the Homestead Act of 1862?

Native Americans who wanted to protect their way of life

supporters of slavery who wanted its expansion to new territories

factory owners who wanted to reduce the power of unions

farmers who wanted to purchase land in western territories

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the economy of the West?


It provided access to new markets for local goods.

It contributed to the decline of urban communities.

It limited the capital available for development.

.

It increased competition for local farmers.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following were skills the Native Americans were forced to learn as a result of the Dawes Act?

hunting

mining

ranching/farming

fishing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Populists and Democrats endorsed ____________ as a presidential candidate, who supported broad changes to U.S. monetary policy and celebrated the welfare of the common man. 

William McKinley

Woodrow Wilson

Alton Parker

William J. Bryan

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Use the excerpt below to answer the question.

     •   We believe that the time has come when the railroad corporations will either own the people or the people must own the railroads. . . .     •   Transportation being a means of exchange and a public necessity, the government should own and operate the railroads in the interest of the people. . . .     •All land now held by railroads and other corporations in excess of their actual needs . . . should be reclaimed by the government and held for actual settlers only.


—Selections from the People’s Party Platform,Omaha Morning World-Herald, July 5, 1892

Why did the Populist Party promote these beliefs as part of its political platform?

Unions sought to increase dividends from railroad profits.

Farmers suffered from unfair charges by railroad companies.


Reformers wanted territory returned to Native Americans.

Factory workers sought to limit European immigration.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

In the 19th century, many Americans believed in Manifest Destiny.  Which of the following was NOT a consequence of that idea? 

expanded regions for Native American settlements

numerous western railroad lines

rich mining industries for precious resources like gold, silver, and copper


large ranches for cattle production

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by


placing Native American Indians on reservations

allowing slavery to spread to the territories

granting land for construction of transcontinental railroads

providing free land to settlers

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