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Unit 2-Westward Expansion

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ________________ were the major mountain range that the railroad had to be built through in California.
a)
Sierra Nevada
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Cascade Mountains
d)
Appalachian Mountains
2.
What town did the Central Pacific Railroad start in?
a)
Sacramento, CA
b)
Omaha, NB
c)
Promontory, UT
d)
New York, NY
3.

The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade.

a)

covered wagon

b)

Transcontinental Railroad

c)

Santa Fe Trail

d)

Coolies

4.
What town did the Union Pacific Railroad start in?
a)
Omaha, NE
b)
Promontory, UT
c)
Sacramento, CA
d)
New York, NY
5.

_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.

a)

Ghost towns

b)

Boom towns

c)

Reservations

6.

The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
What was another name for the grassland of the central United States extending West to the Rocky Mountains?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Rocky Mountains
c)
Midwest
d)
Deep South
8.
What was the name of the act that brought settlers west and gave them 160 acres of land?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1963
d)
Executive Order 1066
9.
Who built the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
b)
Slaves
c)
Cowboys
d)
Poor White People
10.

What were the lands where Native Americans were forced to live called?

a)

Reservations

b)

Compounds

c)

Concentration Camps

d)

Internment Camps

11.

What battle was a major victory for the Sioux against General Custer?

a)

Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

Battle of Tippacanoe

c)

Battle of Wounded Knee

d)

Battle of Big Littlehorn

12.
What "battle" marked the end of the Indian resistance?
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Little Bighorn
c)
Horseshoe Bend
d)
Fort Wilderness
13.
This is a house made of stacks of blocks made of turf (grass & soil). This was used because there were not many trees in the Great Plains frontier.
a)
Log Cabin
b)
Mud Bricks
c)
Sod House
d)
Mud House
14.
What could be the caption of this painting?
a)
Custer's Last Stand
b)
Assault at San Juan Hill
c)
Pickett's Charge
d)
Fall of the Alamo
15.
When this was found on the lands where Native Americans lived or were told to live, the Native Americans were ordered by the U.S. GOVT. to move. 
a)
Oil & Natural Gas
b)
Iron & Copper
c)
Silver & Brass
d)
Silver & Gold
16.
How did ranchers get cattle to market in the U.S. before the use of trains
a)
Cattle drive
b)
Spring Round-up
c)
Ships
d)
Branding
17.

Many towns along the cattle trails and those that the railroad by-passed, or avoided became known as

a)

Cow towns

b)

Ghost towns

c)

Boom towns

18.

When settlers first crossed the Great Plains, they called it _________________ because of the dry land.

a)

Great American Desert

b)

Great American Plains

c)

The Sandbox

d)

Tornado Alley

19.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
20.
I just moved to America in search of gold. Instead, I took a job working on the Transcontinental Railroad. I am paid less than white workers, even though I am a hard worker.
a)
African American
b)
European Immigrant
c)
Mexican American
d)
Asian Immigrant
21.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills 
22.
Which of the following changed the natural environment by killing buffalo, clearing the land, and tunneling through mountains?
a)
mountain men
b)
wagon trains
c)
railroads
d)
Native Americans
23.
The steel plow was used to 
a)
bring water to the surface
b)
cultivate the land
c)
harvest crops
d)
fence off farms 
24.
The mechanical reaper was used to 
a)
cultivate the land
b)
bring water to the surface
c)
harvest crops
d)
fence off farms
25.
The ___________ promoted economic growth in the west because of its ability to transport goods and livestock to the east coast.
a)
wagon trains
b)
cowboys and ranchers
c)
new bus routes
d)
transcontinental railroad
26.
The government ordered the army to kill _________ because they were destroying the railroad.
a)
coyotes
b)
water buffalo
c)
bison
d)
horses
27.
The killing of the bison led to the end of the _________________ culture.
a)
Chinese
b)
American
c)
Irish
d)
Native American
28.
The biggest physical obstacle that pioneers faced as they traveled west was
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Erie Canal
d)
Rocky Mountains
29.
What city became known as the “Gateway to the west”?
a)
Salt Lake City, Utah
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
St. Louis, Missouri
d)
Nicodemus, Kansas
30.

What major river systems had to be crossed in order to move west?

a)

Snake River, Mississippi River, Columbia River, Missouri River

b)

Nile River, Amazon River, Rio Grande River

31.
What types of weather hazards did pioneers face? 
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts 
b)
Sickness or disease
c)
Fights with Native Americans
d)
Spring floods, winter snows, and tornadoes
32.
Who cooperated to develop the cattle industry?
a)
Ranchers and cowboys
b)
Mexican Americans and Irish Americans
c)
Farmers and Townspeople
d)
Native Americans and pioneers
33.
What was the name of the group of African Americans that settled in Nicodemus, Kansas? 
a)
Missionaries
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Exodusters
34.
Settlers who claimed land through the Homestead Act.
a)
sodbusters
b)
homesteaders
c)
pioneers
35.

The nickname of the Great Plains farmer because they had to rip up sod to build their homes.

a)

Exoduster

b)

sodbuster

c)

pioneer

d)

homesteader

36.
How is the Great Plains different from other regions of the United States?
a)
It has many trees.
b)
It has rolling hills.
c)
It is mostly flat grassland with few trees.
d)
It is often cold there.
37.
What happened at Custer's Last Stand in the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
Custer killed all of the Lakota Indians.
b)
Custer and Sitting Bull made an agreement that the Native Americans Could have their land.
c)
Custer was killed, along with his entire force.
38.
How would you compare Wounded Knee to the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a)
One was a massacre of innocent Native Americans
b)
The Buffalo Soldiers assisted the Native Americans in Wounded Knee
c)
Both were victories for the Native Americans
d)
None of the answers
39.
Which was the last major battle between the U.S. Army and American Indians?
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
The Little Bighorn
c)
Bull Run
d)
Falling Timbers
40.

What should the title be for column A in the chart?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Union Pacific Railroad

c)

Central Pacific Railroad

41.

What should the title be for column B?

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Union Pacific Railroad

c)

Central Pacific Railroad

42.

Which of the following is an effect of the Battle of Little Bighorn?

a)

The US sent more troops out west to attack and force more laws on the Native Americans.

b)

The Native Americans were elected to office to help run the US government.

c)

The Native Americans were able to return to their homelands and live peacefully.

43.

Which of the following is what reformers believed could help the Native Americans?

a)

Native Americans should be released from reservations and allowed to move back to their homelands.

b)

Children should be sent to boarding school to learn how to be more like the "white man" by cutting their hair, dressing in different clothes, and learning English.

44.

Cowboys and Farmers

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

45.

European Immigrants created communities with other immigrants and helped each other to succeed.

a)

Cooperation

b)

Conflict

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