Westward Expansion Post Civil War
Authored by Shayola Rattray
Social Studies
11th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A census measures
the amount of company profits.
the size of acreage.
the number and value of minerals.
the number of people or population.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who was the most likely to become rich on the mining frontier?
a mining company
a storekeeper
a hotel owner
an individual miner
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who helped build the transcontinental railroad?
settlers
immigrants
miners
cowboys
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who said, "Go West, young man, and grow up with the country"?
Billy the Kid
William Seward
Jesse James
Horace Greeley
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under the Homestead Act of 1862, U.S. Citizens and immigrants were given free what
animals
farm equipment
land
housing
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Under the Homestead Act of 1862, U.S. Citizens and immigrants were given free what
animals
farm equipment
land
housing
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why were people traveling West?
Economic opportunities
For gold
For free land
All of the above
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