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6 .2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development

Authored by Karen Nelson

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11th Grade

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6 .2 Westward Expansion: Economic Development
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary effect of the mechanization of agriculture in the West from 1877 to 1898?

C. Increase in crop production

D. Decrease in large-scale mechanized farming

B. Increase in small farmers' competitiveness

A. Decrease in crop production

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main purpose of the National Grange Movement?

A. Socialization and education of isolated farmers

D. Regulation of railroad rates for carrying freight

B. Political resistance against the federal government

C. Promotion of industrial trusts

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of the Commerce Act of 1886?

D. Required railroad rates to be reasonable and just

C. Regulated prices of manufactured goods

B. Granted free land to potential migrants

A. Established a federal agency to enforce railroad rates

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What facilitated mass migration of Americans for settlement in the western lands?

A. Oregon Trail-style transportation

D. Discovery of precious metals

B. Expansion of the Homestead Act

C. Completion of transcontinental railroads

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main reason why many farmers who received land under the Homestead Act of 1862 went bust?

C. Mechanization of agriculture

A. Lack of farming skills

B. High railroad rates

D. Insufficient land for making a living

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What led to the influx of over 100,000 migrants into the Kansas and Nebraska territories in 1869?

A. Completion of the transcontinental railroad

B. Discovery of gold in Pike's Peak

C. Expansion of the Homestead Act

D. Regulation of railroad rates

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What were the boomtowns of Denver City and Boulder City primarily associated with?

A. Large-scale mechanized farming

D. Socialization and education of isolated farmers

B. Regulation of railroad rates

C. Discovery of precious metals

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