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WorksheetsCitizenship & Western Expansion Review Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 2hrs 30mins
Which of the following best characterizes the era of Western Expansion in the late nineteenth century?
Freednmen’s goals conflicted with those of Republican leaders, who wanted cotton to return high dividends
Nationwide movements for workers’ rights arose in response to industrialization and exploitation.
Immigrants were drawn to rapid industrialization and production in a new mass consumer culture.
Homesteaders accelerated the transformation of the western environments by converting grasslands for agriculture.
The Homestead Act of 1862 contributed most directly to the—
growth of large urban areas
establishment of agricultural colleges
migration of Chinese immigrants to work on the railroads
increase in conflict between Native American and settlers
Which item should be added to the following list of Agricultural innovations of the 1800s: Dry Farming, Steel Plow, ?
Large scale irrigation
Barbed wire
Slash and burn techniques
Sowing seed by hand
What would be an appropriate title for this list:
-Built sod houses
-Used barbed wire fences
-Burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel
Nomadic Life for American Indians
Causes of the Range Wars
Cooperation Between American Indians and Farmers
Adaptations to Life on the Great Plains
Which connection is correct?
Restrictions on mineral rights => More private ownership of mines
passage of legislation => increased opportunities for land purchases & expanded transportation
created conservation programs => increased availability of lumber for home building on the great plains
ban of immigrant labor => increased U.S. citizen labor market
"The fact is that here is a new product that is American. At first, the frontier was the Atlantic coast. It was the frontier of Europe in a very real sense. Moving westward, the frontier became more and more American… Thus… the advance of the frontier has meant a steady movement away from the influence of Europe, a steady growth of independence on American lines."
—Frederick Jackson Turner, The Frontier in American History, 1893
QUESTION: This excerpt best reflects the belief that the most important factor in creating an American was the—
Self-sufficiency and determination gained
Separation of the continents
Migration of people from Europe to America
Assimilation of Native American
"Go west, young man, and grow up with the country."
—Horace Greeley, Hints Toward Reform, 1854
QUESTION: This excerpt best reflects -
The Pacific Railroad Act
Indian Removal Act
Manifest Destiny
The Farmers Alliance
-Attend Native American Schools
-Learn English
-Live in designated areas
-Adapt to farming
QUESTION: Which of the following is best supported by the excerpt?
Assimilation and Americanization of Native Americans
Activation of Native American military forces
Native American Tribes obtaining more land to continue their traditional way of life
Native Americans' eagerness to adapt to a new life
This provided people 160 acres of land for anyone willing to work the land for 5 years and helped populate the west-
the Homestead Act
the Morrill Act
the Indian Removal Act
the Dawes Act
The increase in America's consumption of beef also coincided with the spread of-
Railroads
Homesteads
Native American Reservation Systems
Asian Immigration
This document declared the American Colonies as independent from England.
The Articles of Confederation
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution of the United States
The Bill of Rights guarantees that...
Individual rights are protected
A portion of your income will be taxed
Citizens may be subjected to search & seizure even if there's no probable cause
One individual can rule the US with absolute power
Laissez-Faire, One of Alexis de Tocqueville's American values, can be described as...
Limits government involvement in voting in elections
Limits government involvement in the economy
Limits government involvement in education
Limits government involvement in immigration
Nativism & the anti-immigration movement would most likely support which of the following?
Assimilation of Native Americans to mainstream American culture
The passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Creation of public housing for newly arrived immigrants and job training
More government involvement in the cattle business
Separation of Powers in the US government means that...
The president has absolute power in governing the United States
The judicial branch can be dissolved by the executive and legislative branches
One branch will not have more power than any of the other branches of government
The practice of checks and balances can be eliminated by congress
According to Alexis de Tocqueville, Populism (Popular Sovereignty) is the participation of ________________ in political life.
Noble classes
Wealthy business owners
Foreign ambassadors
Common people
What does “E Pluribus Unum” mean?
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free
Give me liberty or give me death
Out of many, one
In God we trust
One way you can become at US citizen at birth is to...
Be born in the United States or territories
Complete an application for naturalization
Apply for political asylum within one year of living in the US.
Be born in any foreign country
An example of the Checks & Balances system in the 3 branches of the US government is...
A President can veto a bill introduced by Congress
The Supreme Court can rule that a bill introduced by Congress can be unconstitutional
A President's veto can be overridden by a 2/3 majority vote by Congress.
All of these are examples
Federalism can be described as...
States having complete control over the federal government
States share power with foreign governments
States have no power within the federal government
States share power with the federal government
Which of the following resulted from the impact of Populism in the late 1890s?
Government regulated railroads, immigration restrictions, 8 hour work day & gradual income tax
Employer paid vacation leave, tax free weekends, closed immigration & free railroad tickets for American citizens
Tax cuts for the wealthy, tuition free private education for government workers, 12 hour work days & looser restrictions on immigration
Looser immigration policies for Chinese nationals, employers can set their own workdays, complete government control of all railroads & tax cuts for lower income citizens
Which of the following is a result of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
The US government would be able to open cattle businesses in the Alaskan and Canadian Klondike.
It provided a quick way for miners to get to California to mine silver
It linked the Eastern & Western areas of the US, moving goods, people & stimulated the growth of towns
Farmers were able to quit farming so they could travel and tour the entire Eastern and Western lands of the US
How was cattle ranching impacted in the Great Plains?
A great freeze during the winter killed off most of the cattle
Native Americans in the area decided to hunt cattle instead of buffalo
The US government decided that beef was no longer a healthy option for Americans and disbanded cattle drives
The invention of barbed wire allowed farmers to close off their land, blocking cattle drives
Farmers, upset by inflation, deflation and unstable railroad pricing, supported a platform that included unlimited coinage of silver, government-owned railroads and telegraph lines. Which movement does this describe?
Populism
Manifest Destiny
Communism
Treason
President Chester Arthur signed this Act into law in 1882 which prohibited Chinese laborers from immigrating to the United States. Which Act was it?
The Indo-China Inclusion Act
The International Migration Act
The Chinese Exclusion Act
The Asian-American Deportation Act
Which of the follow describes a Democracy?
A government with 3 separate branches that have absolute power
A militarized government that allows certain classes of people to elect its leaders
A government in which the people elect representatives into office
A government in which the leader passes their own power down to the next generation.
How did the Dawes Act impact Native Americans?
It provided Native Americans with new economic opportunities in boom towns near gold & silver mining sites
It allowed Native Americans political involvement in state and federal governments.
It moved Native American tribes onto designated, unfamiliar lands called Reservations which had disastrous results.
It gave Native Americans voting rights and representation in Washington D.C.
This image can best be described as...
Nativism
Assimilation
Populism
Manifest Destiny
The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution are also known as the...
Articles of Confederation
Checks & Balances
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, described the Frontier as...
A symbol of hope for Americans trying to make a fresh start
A wild and unstable area that all Americans should avoid
A great economic opportunity if the US government would divide & sell the land to foreign countries
A place only for outlaws, cowboys & corrupt government officials
