Westward Expansion USII.1 test review

The expansion of the United States into the western territories had its greatest impact on

• enslaved Africans

• French explorers

• Native Americans

• Canadian businessmen

Which piece of legislation had this effect: Native Americans lost one of their most important resources as buffalo were killed in large numbers to prevent them from hindering train travel.

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Severalty Act

Which piece of legislation had this effect: Native Americans lost land as more settlers came to the West to take advantage of free land provided by the government.

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Severalty Act

Which piece of legislation had this effect: Native Americans lost their culture and traditions as they were confined to reservations and forced to farm as a way to asimilate.

• Pacific Railway Act

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Severalty Act

People mainly moved west during the California Gold Rush in 1849 because

• they wanted religious freedom

• they were interested in fishing

• they had hopes of getting rich

• they wanted to trade with Native Americans

How did the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad impact the economy of the West?

• it increased competition for local farmers

• it provided access to new markets for local goods

• it contributed to the decline of urban communities

• it limited the capital available for development

According to the chart, what other factor contributed to the expansion of the Texas frontier?

• the availability of European immigrant labor

• the digging of canals along the western waterways

• the signing of free trade agreements with Mexico

• the rapid expansion of railroads into the west

Use the chart to determine what effect did barbed wire have on Texas during the late 19th century.

• It led to the end of the open range

• it forced many ranchers to return to farming

• it protected public lands from overgrazing

• it caused an increase in the price of agricultural goods

How did the building of railroads affect Native Americans of the Great Plains?

• access to eastern cities allowed the sale of farm products

• loss of buffalo herds took away important resources

• construction of factories provided jobs

• clearing of land improved hunting

Looking at the excerpt, which one of the following people made this statement in 1867?

• a plantation owner at the end of the Civil War

• a sharecropper after Reconstruction had ended

• a Native American affected by westward expansion

• a California rancer druing the Mexican-American War