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WorksheetsChapter 3 Westward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
In 1865 how did most Americans view the Great Plains?
as a vast wasteland
as a place to start farming
as a great desert
a place only Indians would live
What part did the Chinese have in the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
played a small part
significant part
no part at all
What treaty gave land and money to the Cherokee if they moved west of the Mississippi?
Fort Laramie Treaty
Treaty of New Echota
The Dawes Treaty
What law was passed that gave 160-acres of land to settlers for moving to the Plains?
The Homestead Act
The Dawes Act
The Indian Removal Act
The Settlers Act
Which word/phrase best fits n the space, so that the sentence makes sense? " A railroad across the country would make the United States a __________ of trade between Asia and Europe.
barrier
tunnel
corridor
conduit
What word best fits in the space, so that the sentence makes sens? "The use of the Suez Canal meant that the European trade could _____________ the United States when it came to trading in Asia.
circumvent
continue
bypass
trade
identify the definition of: depleted
to exhaust the supply of
to become tires
something radioactive
to not have
Buffaloes were killed . . .
conduit
en masse
visionary
innovation
America would be the "go between"
conduit
en masse
visionary
innovation
The Transcontinental R.R was completed on May 10, 1869.
True
False
The two railroads met in Las Vegas, Nevada to dive the last railroad spike into the ground.
True
False
It was President Abraham Lincoln who authorized the building of the Transcontinental R.R.
True
False
Abraham Lincoln hammered in the last spike that completed the Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.
True
False
Which set is in the correct chronological order?
The Dawes Act, Treaty of New Echota, Indian Removal Act
Indian Removal Act, Treaty of New Echota, The Dawes Act
Treaty of New Echota, Indian Removal Act, The Dawes Act
How did President Jackson react to the Supreme Court’s decision in Worcester v. Georgia?
Although he disagreed with the court, he ensured that the court’s ruling was enforced.
He adamantly refused to enforce the decision because he wanted the Indians to move.
He did nothing because he was not President when the decision was handed down.
He vetoed the ruling and made sure the Indians were removed.
