Topic 4.3: Settling the West

Topic 4.3: Settling the West

11th Grade

30 Qs

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Topic 4.3: Settling the West

Topic 4.3: Settling the West

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which industry was the first to attract settlers to the West after the Civil War?

Farming

Mining

Ranching

Railroads

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did ranchers use to drive longhorn cattle across the open range?

Railroads

Rivers

Trails

Highways

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What type of fencing did farmers use to close off their farms, leading to the closing of the 'open range'?

Wooden fencing

Stone walls

Barbed wire fencing

Electric fencing

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What act did Congress pass in 1862 to give free western land to farmers?

Land Grant Act

Homestead Act

Agricultural Act

Settlement Act

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What were African Americans who took advantage of the Homestead Act to escape the South known as?

Pioneers

Exodusters

Trailblazers

Settlers

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What connected miners, ranchers, and farmers to eastern cities in 1869?

The Oregon Trail

The Transcontinental Railroad

The Pony Express

The Santa Fe Trail

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What did the federal government give to encourage railroad construction?

Cash grants

Land grants

Tax breaks

Equipment grants

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