Unit 1 Expansion & Migration Assessment

What were some of the benefits that came from the construction of the transcontinental railroad? Select all that apply.

• The railroad provided a faster method of travel from the east to west.

• The railroad provided transportation for goods, supplies and mail.

• The railroad provided many immigrants with a job.

• The railroad forced many Native Americans off of their tribal lands.

• The railroad caused pollution and destroyed the natural environment.

Which group was most negatively affected by the building of the transcontinental railroad?

• Chinese Immigrants

• European Immigrants

• Native Americans

• African Americans

What is the best example of a push factor?

• Someone’s home country has religious freedom.

• Someone’s home country is in the middle of a war.

• Someone’s home country has a democracy.

• Someone’s home country has a lot of job opportunities.

What is the best example of a pull factor?

• Another country does not allow all religions.

• Another country has a famine and can’t grow crops.

• Another country has a dictatorship.

• Another country has a lot of job opportunities.

Which quote most likely came from an immigrant who arrived in America during this time?

• I left my country even though there were many job opportunities.

• I came to America because I like the weather better.

• I left my country because there was a potato famine and there wasn’t enough food.

• I came to America because they are about to go to war.

What were some of the reasons why the United States became involved in Cuba? Select all that apply.

• Many people in the United States were angered by Spain’s treatment of the Cuban people.

• Americans were upset because businesses in Cuba owned by American citizens were being destroyed.

• Americans enjoyed conflict and begged the president to go to war against Spain.

• American worried that Americans living in Cuba were in danger.

In efforts to protect the lives and property in Cuba, President William McKinley sent the battleship USS Maine to Cuba. What happened to the Maine?

• The Maine was able to rescue all of the Americans living in Cuba and returned safely to the United States.

• The Maine was unable to make it to Cuba because of a storm.

• The Maine exploded in Cuba’s harbor which killed 260 Americans.

• The Maine sank because it collided with an iceberg on the way to Cuba.

What is the term used to describe a strategy news reporters and journalists use to exaggerate the truth?

• Yellow journalism

• False advertising

• Propaganda

• Untruthful reporting

As a result of the Spanish army surrendering and the Treaty of Paris, the United States gained control of what three territories?

• Guam, Cuba, Hawaii

• Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines

• Hawaii, Spain, Alaska

• Hawaii, Cuba, Philippines

Why did the United States want to build the Panama Canal? Select all that apply.

• Americans wanted a quicker ocean route from the east to west coast.

• Americans thought it would help to expand trade.

• Americans loved manual labor and wanted to spend 12 years digging the canal.

• Americans thought the canal would contribute to the nation’s image as a world power.

• Americans thought the canal would attract more immigrants.