Westward Expansion Notes quiz

Which of these best describes the Great Plains?

• many lakes surrounded by mountain ranges

• rolling hills of rock and limestone

• thick forests with heavy rainfall

• flatlands that slowly rise from east to west

What effect would the shrinking buffalo population have on the Native Americans that depended on buffalo to survive?

• They moved into cities with the white people.

• They raised buffalo on farms instead.

• They had to move somewhere else to find food.

• They stayed in the plains and ate other things.

What physical feature is circled on the map?

• Great Plains

• Great Lakes

• Continental Divide

• Rocky Mountains

Which Railroad Company started building the Transcontinental Railroad in Sacramento, California

• California Pacific Railroad Company

• Union Pacific Railroad Company

• Central Pacific Railroad Company

• Coastal California Railroad Company

A sodbuster was a

• a farmer on the Great Plains

• a rancher who used grass for his cattle

• a Native American who fought over the land

• A miner who dug below the grass for gold

All were harships for people living out west EXCEPT

• miners finding a lot of gold

• crops begin destroyed by storms

• conflicts with Native Americans

• racism in the west

Which was NOT a reason why American settlers had the right to the land?

• The east was too crowded and there wasn't enough land.

• The government promised free land if you stay and farm it for 5 years.

• They traveled 6 months on the Oregon Trail to get here.

• They were here first.

Why did people move west?

• In East farmland expensive

• gold & silver were discovered

• adventure & freedom

• chance to start a new life - outlaws/in debt

Name two tribes from the Great Plains