Western Expansion quiz review

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

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

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

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

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

• Westward Expansion
• Progressive Era
• Globalization
• Urbanization

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

Native Americans were forced to live in 

• ghettos
• teepees
• farms
• reservations

How did railroads impact Native Americans?

• They helped them thrive
• They made them wealthy
• They altered their way of life and took their land
• They had minimal effect on them

Homestead Act 

• Peace Treaty with the Native Americans 
• Allowed Boomers and Sooners to settle
• Allowed Railroads to be built in the west 
• 10$ fee for an individual to purchase land 

Of the following, what was the most important invention/improvement responsible for the growth of American industry?

• factories
• railroads
• corporations
• telephone