WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which innovation allowed people and goods to travel from the East Coast to the West Coast in just a week?
a)
Airplane
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Stagecoach
d)
Horseback
2.
What effects did the building of the railroad have on the Native Americans of the Great Plains?
a)
Americans
took their land by building railroad on the Great Plains.
b)
The buffalo,
which was their main staple of food, clothing, and shelter, were killed.
c)
They were
put on reservations which took their privileges and hunting grounds away.
d)
All of the above
3.
What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?
a)
To bring an end to the cattle drives.
b)
To defeat the Native Americans
c)
To encourage settlement on the Great Plains.
d)
To provide a market for making steel plows.
4.
Why were cattle drives profitable for Texas Ranchers?
a)
People paid to watch the cattle drives.
b)
Railroads paid ranchers to use their services.
c)
Cattle could be sold for more money in the East.
d)
Cattle at the farmer's crops.
5.
What was an effect of the gold rush?
a)
The quest for gold encouraged many settlers to move west.
b)
California's population became smaller.
c)
People became poor.
6.
For many Native Americans, life on the reservations included...
a)
Poverty and little food.
b)
Sports and games.
c)
Hunting large amounts of buffalo.
d)
Everything from their old lives.
7.
Which of the following was the cause of the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
The Native Americans tried to take land from the United States government.
b)
The United States government tried to take land back from the tribe after gold was found.
c)
The Native Americans wanted land in Canada.
8.
Why were so many African- Americans eager to move to the Great Plains?
a)
European immigrants forced them from their homes in the East.
b)
They wanted to hunt buffalo.
c)
They were seeking religious freedom.
d)
They had hopes of owning their own land.
9.
Why is the Battle of Little Bighorn also known as, "Custer's Last Stand"?
a)
Custer resigned after the battle.
b)
Custer was seriously injured.
c)
Custer was killed along with his entire forces.
d)
Custer surrendered his forces.
10.
Which amendment granted African Americans the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
19th
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