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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
It was difficult to travel west because of the geography of the land. What did the pioneers have to travel through?
a)
mountains
b)
deserts
c)
across rivers
d)
all of the above
2.
The ______________ was built to unite the eastern part of the US to the western United States.
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
airplane
c)
highways
d)
automobile
3.
El __________________ construyó el ferrocarril hacia el oeste desde Misuri hasta Utah.
a)
Central Pacific
b)
Union Pacific
4.
The _________________ built the railroad east from California to Utah having to cross mountainous regions.
a)
Union Pacific
b)
Central Pacific
5.
Coolies, or _______________ immigrants worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. They were treated unfairly and were often paid less than other workers.
a)
ex-Confederate Soldiers
b)
Irish
c)
Chinese
6.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect development of the West?
a)
It was easier and less expensive to travel.
b)
It increased trade from the East and the West.
c)
It encouraged more people to move west.
d)
all of the above
7.
Native Americans lived in the Great Plains making it difficult to lay the railroad tracks. How did the United States government deal with this problem?
a)
They fined the Native Americans.
b)
They moved them to reservations.
c)
They told them "get over it" and continued to lay the tracks.
d)
They did nothing.
8.
The Lakota were moved to the Black Hills in South Dakota, but when gold was found, the United States wanted to move them again. The Lakota didn't give up without a fight. Crazy Horse led the Lakota to victory in ______________________. It was the greatest battle won by the Native Americans.
a)
The Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
The Battle of Bunker Hill
c)
The Spanish-American War
d)
The Battle of Crazy Horse
9.
The ______________________ gave land to any adult man or widowed woman for $10 if they promised to farm the land for 5 years. This encouraged the settlement of the West.
a)
soddies
b)
homesteaders
c)
Homestead Act
d)
16th Amendment
10.
Homesteaders on the Great Plains also became known as ________________ because they had to work hard to make the thick soil suitable for planting their crops.
a)
soddies
b)
sod busters
c)
cowboys
d)
farmers
11.
What new technologies made life easier for sodbusters on the Great Plains?
a)
windmills
b)
steel plows
c)
barbed wire
d)
all of the above
12.
What were African American pioneers who moved west called?
a)
scalawags
b)
sharecroppers
c)
exodusters
d)
immigrants
13.
Why did ranchers sell their cattle in the East?
a)
Cattle was scarce there so they could sell it for more money.
b)
It was easier to get the cattle there.
c)
To give the cowboys jobs
14.
Why did many people move to California during this time period?
a)
They wanted to live in Hollywood.
b)
California has beautiful weather.
c)
California was more populated.
d)
They were in search of gold.
15.
Many Chinese immigrants moved to California during the _________________, but because they were treated unfairly, they had to take jobs working on the railroad.
a)
California state fair
b)
California Gold Rush
c)
California Rush
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