USH Unit 8 Review

Which landform type characterizes both the Sierra Nevada and Pacific Coast Range?

• Plateaus

• Mountains

• Valleys

• Basins

Which region is characterized by broad, level lands and extends from Canada to Texas?

• Great Plains

• Basin and Range Region

• Rocky Mountains

• Central Lowland

What was the primary factor that made western development different from earlier frontier settlements after 1865?

• The presence of Native American tribes

• The development of transcontinental railroads

• The discovery of gold in California

• The establishment of farming communities

Which two railroad companies were responsible for building the first transcontinental railroad?

• Northern Pacific and Great Northern

• Southern Pacific and Santa Fe

• Union Pacific and Central Pacific

• Atchison and Topeka

What significant invention in 1874 helped farmers fence their land on the lumber-scarce plains? (It killed the cowboy)

• Iron and steel fencing

• The steam engine

• The mechanical reaper

• Barbed wire

What act encouraged farming on the Great Plains by offering free land?

• The Homestead Act of 1862

• The Mining Act of 1872

• The Railroad Act of 1862

• The Land Grant Act of 1865

Which of these contributed to the decline of long cattle drives in the 1880s?

• Railroad expansion

• Native American conflicts

• Lack of cowboys

• Severe weather and overgrazing

Which organization was founded in 1868 by Oliver H. Kelley?

• The Farmers' Alliance

• The National Grange

• The Cattlemen's Association

• The Western Federation

Which event marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad?

• Signing of the Homestead Act

• The California Gold Rush

• The establishment of the Grange

• The driving of the golden spike at Promontory Point

Which group of immigrants were primarily responsible for the dangerous construction of the Central Pacific Railroad?

• Italian

• German

• Chinese

• Irish