Chapter 10 Test Expanding West and Overseas

How did what is depicted (shown) in the image affect the United States?

• More immigrants came to America to work as ranchers.

• Ranchers had limited ways to get their cattle to large cities.

• Large numbers of people rushed to California in search of gold.

• Jobs were created and it became easier to send raw materials east.

How did what is depicted (shown) in the image affect immigration to the United States?

• Irish and Italian people moved to California.

• German people moved to Salt Lake City, Utah.

• More Eastern European people came to America to live.

• Chinese immigrants came to work on the transcontinental railroad.

Which of these was a driving force behind Manifest Destiny?

• the factory work in the West

• the rich culture of immigrants

• the many resources in the West

• the gold that was found in California

After the transcontinental railroad was built, cattle drives stopped in ________________. The railroad was also able to accommodate ___________

• railroad towns

• coast towns

• cattle drives

• passengers

Two ways in which homesteaders modified their environment were ____________ and ________________.

• irrigation

• cattle grazing

• eating wild nuts and berries

• dry farming

What is the reason for the changes in population that you see on the graph?

• As cities became overcrowded, more people moved to the country.

• Even though farmers were doing well, people preferred to live in cities.

• As manufacturing increased, people moved to cities to work in factories.

• Western states became too crowded, so people started moving back east.

What hypothesis (educated guess) can be made about the family in the picture?

• They were German immigrants, and the only land they could afford was out west.

• They were not able to find work in the large cities of the east, so they moved to the West to start a new life.

• They settled in the West as part of the Homestead Act and worked hard to build a home and survive on the frontier until they owned their land.

• They came to the Great Plains to earn a living by farming their land and built their homestead out of sod because it was the best material for homes.

What conclusion can you draw from the passage about Cyrus McCormick's reaper sales during the gold rush?

• Those competing with McCormick worked for the government.

• The gold rush almost caused the collapse of the farming industry.

• The gold rush impacted the sales of several new farming technologies.

• McCormick’s competitors also wanted to be able to make money on reaper sales.

What material was used to build many homes on the windy prairie?

• sod

• iron

• mud

• steel

What requirements had to be met by settlers under the Homestead Act?

• Convince others to settle on the prairies.; build a home within one month.

• Modify the environment to suit their needs.; raise at least one dozen cattle.

• Build a home within six months.; stay on the land for five years before owning it.

• Live on the land while making few changes to it.; stay on their land for at least one year.