
The Westward Expansion Quiz
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History
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8th Grade
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Hard
Gracie Burgin
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What technological advance made traveling across the country easier during the westward expansion?
Steamboats
Automobiles
Telegraph
Transcontinental Railroad
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What invention by John Deere helped in farming the tough soil of the Midwest?
Steel Plows
Windmills
Sod Houses
Dry Farming
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which best describes the purpose of barbed wire in the open spaces of the Plains?
To mark property lines
To keep out wild animals
To prevent soil erosion
To build fences
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of farming was used in areas with little rainfall during the westward expansion?
Sod Farming
Wheat Farming
Corn Farming
Dry Farming
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What provided free land to homesteaders?
The Dawes Act
The Free Land Act of 1863
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Homestead Act of 1865
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which crop grows best in drier climates on the Great Plains?
Barley
Wheat
Corn
Rice
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act of 1862?
To promote industrial development
To offer free land for settlement beyond the Mississippi
To establish new trade routes
To encourage people to move east
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