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WorksheetsUnited States History: Chapter 17: America Expands
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Railroad that ran from Omaha, Nebraska to the West.
a)
Union Pacific
b)
Central Pacific
c)
Western Pacific
d)
Eastern Pacific
2.
Railroad that ran from Sacramento, California, to the East.
a)
Union Pacific
b)
Central Pacific
c)
Western Pacific
d)
Eastern Pacific
3.
Essential to the development of the west in the late 1800's.
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Airplanes
c)
Cars
d)
Ships
4.
The Transcontinental Railroad was completed on:
a)
May 10, 1869
b)
June 10, 1899
c)
December 10, 1859
d)
July 10, 1879
5.
The Pikes Peak Gold Rush resulted in the settlement of:
a)
Colorado
b)
Nevada
c)
Utah
d)
Oregon
6.
The Comstock Lode, one of the largest and richest mines, was located in:
a)
Nevada
b)
Colorado
c)
Utah
d)
South Dakota
7.
Driving cows toward the railroads for shipment east was known as:
a)
cattle drive
b)
cattle pokey
c)
cattle race
d)
cattleiscious
8.
Tough, hard-working ranch hands:
a)
cowboys
b)
eagles
c)
steelers
d)
patriots
9.
The "open ranges" were called so because they were
a)
large, unfenced public lands
b)
small, fenced public lands
c)
confusing to Indians
d)
very pretty
10.
The cattle-raising industry owed at part of its success in the late 1800s to the development of the _________ industry.
a)
meat packing
b)
farming
c)
automobile
d)
kerosene
11.
Provided 160 acres of land to any settler who would live on the land for five years and improve it:
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Rancher Act
c)
Cowboy Act
d)
Free Land Act
12.
What state had 'land rushes' that gave away large sections of the Indian Territory?
a)
Oklahoma
b)
Colorado
c)
Utah
d)
Arizona
13.
The Great Plains stretch from:
a)
The Mississippi River Valley to the Rockies
b)
the Mississippi to the Sierra Madres
c)
the Mississippi to the Applachains
d)
the Mississippi to the Pacific
14.
Cultivating crops with the careful conservation of water was known as:
a)
dry farming
b)
really hard
c)
sod farming
d)
damp farming
15.
two twisted strands of wire studded with sharp metal barbs at various intervals
a)
barbed wire
b)
ouchy wire
c)
twisted wire
d)
nobbled wire
16.
The Cheyenne, Comanche, and Sioux Indians were together known as the:
a)
Plains Indians
b)
Warring Indians
c)
Flatlands Indians
d)
Farming Indians
17.
special tracts of land set aside for the Indians
a)
reservations
b)
open ranges
c)
plains
d)
Indian Camps
18.
Which is NOT true of George Armstrong Custer?
a)
made a fortune in prospecting
b)
renowned Indian fighter
c)
Famous for his "Last Stand" where he lost his life to Indians
d)
Opposed by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse
19.
A terrible massacre of 150 Indians, at least half of which was women and children.
a)
Wounded Knee Massacre
b)
Great Plains Massacre
c)
Trail of Tears Massacre
d)
Custer's Last Massacre
20.
Legislation that allowed Indian lands to be parceled out to individual Indian families
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Indian Act
c)
Relocation Act
d)
Plains Act
21.
Warships owned and commanded by the Confederates but built by the British
a)
commerce raiders
b)
pirate ships
c)
salty dogs
d)
money grubbers
22.
Famous for negotiating with Japan's rulers
a)
Matthew Perry
b)
James Blaine
c)
Richard Nixon
d)
Alicia Keys
23.
The Japanese trade agreement with the United States is the:
a)
Treaty of Kanagawa
b)
Treaty of San Juan
c)
Treaty of Tokyo
d)
Treaty of Japan
24.
A movement favoring greater cooperation among the nations of the Western Hemisphere
a)
Pan-Americanism
b)
American United Movement
c)
Policy of the Americas
d)
America United
25.
The Anti-Foreign Movement in China in 1900 was known as the Boxer Rebellion. Which is NOT true of it?
a)
Ended with America being more separated from China
b)
An international military force stopped it
c)
slaughtered Chinese converts to Christianity
d)
The peace terms imposed were harsh afterward
26.
What is not true of Imperialism?
a)
All of its effects are bad.
b)
The word has a negative connotation today.
c)
It's the extension of power by one people or country over another.
d)
It includes acquiring territory by purchase, annexation, or conquest.
27.
What was purchased from Russia for $7.2 million in 1867?
a)
Alaska
b)
Hawaii
c)
California
d)
Oregon
28.
Annexed by the U.S. in 1898
a)
Hawaii
b)
Alaska
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Cuba
29.
Student Volunteer Movement was organized in:
a)
1886
b)
1883
c)
1898
d)
1896
30.
A mission without a connection to one particular denomination.
a)
faith mission
b)
independent mission
c)
doctrinal mission
d)
Christian mission
31.
Sensationalized news reporting aimed more at attracting readers than reporting the truth
a)
yellow journalism
b)
green journalism
c)
red journalism
d)
cheap journalism
32.
What is NOT true of the deLome letter?
a)
deLome wrote the letter to the New York Journal
b)
written by a French Ambassador
c)
denounced McKinley
d)
Caused deLome to resign
33.
What is NOT true of how did the government promoted creation of the Trans Continental railroad?
a)
Provided Materials
b)
Provided Loans
c)
Provided Land Grants
34.
The Winters when lots of cattle died out west were:
a)
1866 and 1867
b)
1886 and 1887
c)
1856 and 1857
d)
1876 and 1877
35.
The Plains Indians were dependent on:
a)
bison herds
b)
the government
c)
maize and maple syrup
d)
angry mothers
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