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WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Why were people traveling West?
Economic opportunities
For gold
For free land
All of the above
How did people travel to the West?
by boat
by car
by covered wagon
they walked
Why was the journey difficult for pioneers?
They had to cross mountains, rivers, and worry about weather conditions
It was not difficult
Because it was a very long journey
They kept running out of food
What mountain range did the pioneers cross?
Colorado
Applachian
Rocky
Mount Everest
Who was already living in the West?
White people
Europeans
Chinese
Native Americans
The Native Americans welcome the pioneers at first.
True
False
Who mainly worked on the railroads?
Chinese and Irish
Chinese and Europeans
Chinese
Pioneers
Working on the railroads was a very dangerous job
True
False
What effects did the railroad have on the Native Americans' animals?
Americans took their land by building railroads on the Great Plains
The buffalo, which was their main food, clothing, and shelter, were killed
They were put on reservations which altered, or changed, their traditional way of life.
All of the above
Why was steel plow important to the development of the West?
The making of steel plow created many jobs
Steel plows were huge machines that cleared land
The steel plow was not an expensive tool to purchase
The steel plow allowed the planters to produce an agricultural surplus
The building of the Transcontinental Railroad improved travel and trade to the West by...
helping immigrants in other countries
making travel possible for all people
giving Native Americans a way to travel
making travel possible for all people as well as transporting goods and other products from east to west
What problems developed between ranchers and farmers?
Both wanted to make money
Farmers wanted to raise their cattle to graze in their pastures
Ranchers drove hers through farm fields to get cattle to the railroads
Both wanted to own huge pieces of land to make their business grow
What did cowboys do?
They took care of the animals
They herd all of the animals
They rode on horses
They didn't do anything
Who were the 49ers?
Football team
People who searched for gold
People who were the age of 49
Europeans
This invention generated water for the pioneers
Steel plow
Mechanical Reaper
Barbed wire
Windmill
This invention kept cattle from escaping
Steel plow
Mechanical reaper
Barbed Wire
Windmill
This invention made it easy to harvest crops mechanically instead of by hand
Mechanical reaper
Barbed wire
Steel Plow
windmill
This invention helped break up tough soil for farmers
Steel plow
Railroad
Barbed wire
Mechanical reaper
What was the name of the battle where the US Army attacked the Native Americans?
Battle of Little Knee
Battle of Little Bighorn
Battle of Bighorn
Battle of Sitting Bull
Where were Native Americans forced to move to?
The east
California
Colorado
Reservations
