WorksheetsTurn of the Century, pt. 1
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What new invention made it easier for homesteaders to move and settle in the Midwest?
Airplane
Transcontinental Railroad
Ford's car
Steamboat
Which region of the US did Chinese immigrants settle looking to work on the Transcontinental Railroad?
Northeast
South
West
Southeast
Which region of the US did European immigrants, like Italians or Irish, settle once they reached America?
Northeast
South
West
Southeast
Name one effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on Native Americans.
Travel easier
Ended cattle drives
connected them to each other
Killed the buffalo
Which is NOT an effect the Transcontinental Railroad had on homesteaders
Made travel easier
Lost jobs on cattle drives
Bad for crops
Lose land or farm
Name an effect of the transcontinental railroad on cowboys.
Built through where they lived
traveled easier
Had trouble finding other jobs
Connected them to each other
Why did cattle drives come to an end?
Cows were no longer needed in the East.
Cowboys went on strike for better pay.
Cattle could be flown to the east.
Railraods were built into Texas and other areas of the south.
Why were cattle drives so profitable for Texas ranchers?
Cattle were worth more money in the East due to a shortage.
Cattle were worth more money in the East due to a surplus.
Cattle were the only animal people could eat.
Cattle cost a lot of money to raise in the East.
What was the name of the first cattle trail that became an important route for moving cattle from Texas to railroads in Kansas?
The Great Western Trail
The Nebraska Trail
Chisholm Trail
Texas Trail
What is the name of the cattle trail that herded cattle from Texas to Nebraska?
The Great Western Trail
The Nebraska Trail
Chisholm Trail
Texas Trail
Why did former slaves work for cattle drives?
They were safe from slavery in Texas.
Ranchers paid Black Cowboys MORE than white cowboys.
Black cowboys were treated and paid fairly, an uncommon thing in other areas of the country.
They didn't want to move to the East because there was a beef shortage.
After the Civil War, beef could be sold for higher prices. Choose the BEST explaination for why that is.
There was a surplus of beef so supply was higher than demand.
There was a shortage of beef so demand was higher than supply.
Both the demand and supply of beef were equal.
The ranchers didn't care about supply and demand.
Why did African Americans migrate west after the Civil War?
They wanted to work for plantations in the west instead of the south.
They wanted to work for the railroads.
They were forced to live on reservations.
They went for the opportunity to own land and earn more money.
What did the Homestead Act offer?
The opportunity to own land in the Great Plains
The opportunity to own a ranch in Texas
The opportunity to mine gold in the West.
The opportunity to open a factory in the Northeast.
What is NOT a reason immigrants came to the United States.
Better life
Jobs - greater economic opportunities
Religous freedom
Safety from Wars
Better living conditions
When immigrants came to America, where did they settle?
Country areas with people like them
Big Cities with people who didn't speak their language
Big cities with people of the same homeland
West coast with farmers that spoke a different language
Which trial is the Chisholm Trail?
A
B
Which Trail is the Great Western?
A
B
