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Westward Expansion

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.
a)
mountains
b)
crossing rivers
c)
the great plains
d)
all of the above
2.
How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?
a)
the amount of bison did not change
b)
the amount of bison decreased
c)
the amount of bison increased
d)
bison migrated east
3.

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

a)

the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

b)

Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

c)

the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

d)

the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

4.

What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?

a)

the gold runs out in the local mine

b)

the railroad moves its station away from the town

c)

both

d)

none of the above

5.
Which of the following explains the major drawback of mining?
a)
mining became useless as new technology replaced natural resources
b)
mining proved to be unprofitable
c)
mining was destructive to the natural environment
d)
mining did not provide any jobs for local residents
6.

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

a)

NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

b)

NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

c)

NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

d)

NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

7.

How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?

a)

They profited from gold found on their reservations

b)

Their families were separated from their children

c)

They lived comfortably on reservations

d)

Many suffered from poverty and starvation

8.

Which of the following is NOT a way the railroad increased agricultural trade?

a)

Farmers used the railroads to get their crops to market

b)

Ranchers used the railroads to get their cattle to processing centers

c)

Native Americans profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

d)

Factories in the east profited from cash crops brought in by the railroads

9.
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
10.
I am an Exoduster and I chose to move west in hopes of finally owning land. I was also trying to escape the KKK.
a)
European Immigrants
b)
Asian Immigrants
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
African Americans
11.
I just moved to America, but I'm too poor to travel to the West. Instead, I will start a family here in the city. People don't like me because I wasn't born in the United States.
a)
Asian Immigrants
b)
European Immigrants
c)
Mexican Americans
d)
African Americans
12.
I use to own land in the West. However, after the U.S. won a war against my country in the 1840s people began discriminating against me. As a result, I lost my land.
a)
Mexican American
b)
African American
c)
European Immigrants
d)
Asian American
13.
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
14.
What is the Pony Express?
a)
The name of a horse
b)
A new town
c)
A way to deliver mail
d)
A horse race
15.
The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as
a)
The Great Expansion
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Oregon Fever
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
16.
What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civillization ACt 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
17.
Which best describes Manifest Destiny?
a)
Caused everyone to get along better
b)
expansion from the Atlantic to the Pacific
c)
Idea started in the 1600s
d)
The king said that we had to the right to move west
18.
What was the Indian Removal Act?
a)
All NA had to move to Europe
b)
All NA had to move to Canada
c)
all NA east of the Mississippi are forced to move to a territory in Oklahoma
d)
All NA west of the Mississippi River had to move to Oklahoma
19.
What did the westward expansion offer for former slaves?
a)
food
b)
wealth
c)
land
d)
a new beginning and freedom
20.
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
a)
bean picker
b)
barbed wire
c)
steel plow
d)
windmills