WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins
What is the subject of this 1872 painting?
creation of the railroad and westward expansion
invention of the automobile
religious influence of the puritans
protection of national parks
Why was the Transcontinental Railroad built?
To escape the unrest in eastern cities
To connect the eastern lands of the U.S. with the western lands
To increase the price of the travel and trade
To connect the eastern lands of the U.S. with China
What kind of labor was used to build the Transcontinental Railroad?
Slave Labor
Animal Labor
Cheap Immigrant Labor
Child Labor
Which of the following was NOT an effect of building the Transcontinental Railroad?
Population Increased
Travel was made more efficient and cheaper
There were less jobs
The cattle, iron, and steel industries boomed
What was a negative effect of the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Businesses and industries increased
Native Americans were forced off of their land again
Transportation became cheaper
Communication became easier
Where did the two railways connect?
Sacramento, California
Omaha, Nebraska
Promontory, Utah
What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act of 1887 regarding Native American Indians?
assimilating Native American Indians into mainstream American life
increasing the size of Native American Indian reservations
promoting Native American Indian languages and cultures
strengthening Native American Indian tribal governments
This pair of photographs suggests that the major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to
train future leaders in tribal traditions
prepare children for life on the reservation
teach skills needed for working in factories
promote cultural assimilation
Why didn't Native Americans like the idea of living on a reservation?
They could not practice their traditional ways of life
They could not attend church on reservations
They could not make money on reservations
They were provided with too much land
Assimilation means...
to become a part of a different culture
to forget your name
to leave your home
to ignore another culture
The Battle of Little Bighorn is referred to as "Custer's Last Stand" because it
was the last battle of the Civil War
was General Custer's last military victory
resulted in the death of General Custer and all two hundred of his troops
resulted in the final defeat of the American Indians in the West
As white settlement increased, the government began to set aside land called ____________________ for American Indian groups.
restorations
conservation camps
internment camps
reservations
In the 1870s, the US government began an American Indian policy of
acceptance
encouraging assimilation
removal by force
none of these
