Impact of Railroads and Westward Expansion

What did the Unities States receive in return for its support of Panama/s independence from Colombia?

• the rights to the Panama Canal Zone

• ten million dollars

Which is an example of the impact the railroads had on the West?

• The number and size of the western territories increased.

• Cities and towns developed throughout the western frontier.

Which of these attracted people to California in 1849?

• a gold rush

• the fur trade

Why was it difficult for Plains Indians to adjust to life on a reservation?

• They no longer had the freedom to roam the Great Plains.

• They were required to go to school and adopt American culture.

What generalization can be made about the annexation of Hawaii?

• More land was required for the growing number of United States settlements.

• The United States had strong financial and strategic reasons for wanting to control Hawaii.

What resulted from the yellow journalism style reporting about the USS Maine?

• Congress declared war on Spain.

• The Cuban people revolted against Spain.

What item brought by Commodore Perry so impressed the Japanese that they opened their country to American trade?

• gold

• battleships

What event was a cause of the Trail of Tears?

• the passage of the Indian Removal Act by Congress

• the American victory at the battle at Wounded Knee

What do you think the goal of the actions taken by American Indian leaders such as Crazy Horse?

• to use the courts to defend their rights

• to preserve their heritage and way of life

What feature of the region's climate made it difficult to farm in the Great Plains?

• Insect swarms destroyed crops.

• Hot summers sometimes led to sever droughts.