Quiz on American History

What is a "Pioneer"?

• A type of train

• A settler

• A type of ship

• A gold miner

What does "Manifest Destiny" refer to?

• A type of farming

• A belief in westward expansion

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

What is a "Transcontinental Railroad"?

• A railroad that stretched across a continent

• A type of farming technique

• A type of ship

• A type of journalism

What was the "Gold Rush"?

• A type of farming

• The quick movement of people to a place where gold was discovered

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

What is a "Cattle Drive"?

• A journey on which cowboys guided cattle long distances to sell them

• A type of farming

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

What did the "Homestead Act" provide?

• Free gold

• 160 acres of land for $18

• A new railroad

• A new type of farming

Who is a "Homesteader"?

• A gold miner

• A settler who received land under the Homestead Act

• A railroad worker

• A journalist

What is "Drought"?

• A long period without rain

• A type of farming

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

What is "Irrigation"?

• The practice of directing water from a source to a place that needs it

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

• A type of gold mining

What is "Dry Farming"?

• A method of farming that conserves moisture in soil during dry weather

• A type of railroad

• A type of journalism

• A type of gold mining