Western Expansion quiz review

Western Expansion quiz review

11th Grade

14 Qs

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Western Expansion quiz review

Western Expansion quiz review

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?

They increased the number of railroad barons
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

In the 1860s, a railroad was built connecting the East Coast of the United States with the West Coast. What was one important effect of this?

It took longer to travel from San Francisco to New York
People did not use any other form of transportation
It became quicker to travel from San Francisco to New York
People could now fly by airplane to get to places more quickly

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?

They increased the number of railroad barons
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?

The United States sought new markets for agricultural and industrial products
The United States wanted to establish colonies in Asia, Africa, and Australia
United States foreign policy rejected the theory of "Social Darwinism
The United States military wanted to establish overseas bases and recruit from those locations

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

America's realization of Manifest Destiny leads to the civilized conquering the frontier.

Westward Expansion
Progressive Era
Globalization
Urbanization

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is not an effect of the Dawes Act.

Native Americans forced to Americanize
Forced them to become farmers
Native Americans became wealthy landowners
Abolished Native American Tribes

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Native Americans were forced to live in 

ghettos
teepees
farms
reservations

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