American History Ch. 19 Test

By 1890, much of this state's territory was Native American land.

• Oklahoma
• Florida
• Texas

In 1858, prospectors found gold in this state.

• Colorado
• Nevada
• California

Along the Carson River, prospectors found one of the world's richest deposits of this ore.

• silver ore
• gold ore
• iron ore

As the gold and silver disappeared, westward growth was fueled by...

• the expansion of railroads and economic opportunities
• the influx of immigrants from Europe
• the establishment of new states

Government land grants were given to these companies to support their expansion West.

• Mining companies
• Agricultural cooperatives
• Railroad companies

To connect the transcontinental railroad, Union Pacific would push westward from...

• Omaha, Nebraska
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Denver, Colorado

Most Central Pacific workers were...

• Irish laborers
• Mexican migrants
• Chinese immigrants

Before the 1880s, each community kept its own time based on...

• local solar time
• universal time
• standardized time zones

Longhorns were driven from this state to Missouri.

• Arkansas
• Oklahoma
• Texas

Western cowhands of Hispanic background were known as...

• hacienderos
• vaqueros
• rancheros