The West, Industrialization, and Immigration

What area of the United States was considered the Western Frontier during the late 1800's?

• The South

• The North

• The Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean

• The East Coast

The discovery of gold and silver lead to the increase of

• stores

• millionaires

• banks

• railroads

What new technologies changed the lives of Native Americans living on the Plains?

• metal plows

• horses and weapons

• trains

• cars

Chief Joseph was important to the Nez Perce and famously said:

• "I will never kill another buffalo."

• "I quit."

• "I shall fight no more forever."

• Natives hate Americans."

What lead to a huge increase in the cattle industry?

• railroads

• fences

• roads

• restaurants

A settler who received free land from the government is a

• free-loader

• cowboy

• inventor

• homesteader

What was the Industrial revolution?

• change in goods being made by machine

• growth of cities

• movement west

• better hospitals

What inventions made life easier in the late 1800's?

• computers, tvs, cellphones

• light bulb, electricity, telephone

• cars, trucks, SUVs

• sinks, toilets, bathtubs

What impact did the creation of the assembly line have on the production of goods?

• Goods could be made faster and cheaper

• Things took longer to build

• Items were prettier

• Workers lost jobs

What tactic did John D. Rockefeller use to create Standard Oil?

• bribing the government

• digging his own oil well

• stealing money

• starting a trust