American West History Quiz

What helped make mining a central part of the American West, drawing enough people to western territories to lead to the creation of new states?

• Homestead Strike

• California Gold Rush

• Pullman Railroad Strike

• Haymarket Riot

What act provided money to states to create new colleges and other institutions of higher learning, often specialized in agriculture or mechanical arts to help those living in the West?

• College Act

• Land-Grant College Act (Morrill Act)

• Laissez-faire Economics

• Americanization and Assimilation Policies

What economic concept allowed businesses to operate without a lot of government interference, leading industries to innovate and industrialize?

• Laissez-faire Economics

• Morrill Act

• Americanization and Assimilation Policies

• California Gold Rush

What policies removed many Native Americans from their homelands to allow more settlement in the West, causing Native American workers to abandon their cultural heritages and adopt White American customs?

• Laissez-faire Economics

• Morrill Act

• Americanization and Assimilation Policies

• Land-Grant College Act

Which industry was particularly important to the West, aside from gold and silver mining?

• Textile industry

• Cattle ranching

• Automobile industry

• Technology industry

What was a negative consequence of the rapid economic growth during the mining boom in the West?

• Improved working conditions for miners

• Creation of sustainable towns

• Dangerous and unhealthy environments for workers

• Equal income distribution between company owners and employees

What was one of the outcomes when the United States government encouraged Americans to move and settle in the West?

• It improved relations with Native Americans

• It led to the creation of many new states

• It forced Native Americans off their lands through violence or treaties

• It ensured fair treatment of workers by company owners

Which event showed workers were unhappy with the number of hours they were expected to work each day and the conditions in which they were expected to work?

• Haymarket Riot

• Homestead Strike

• Pullman Railroad Strike

• Land-Grant College Act