Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

5.1 Expansion and Migration

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?
a)
Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
b)
Sickness or disease 
c)
Fighting with Native Americans 
d)
Bad weather or storms
2.

The term that best describes a moving to a new location is

a)

migration

b)

mobility

c)

immigration

d)

globalization

3.
"My government did not give me any freedoms, so I chose to leave and come to the United States of America."  This is an example of a.....
a)
Cultural push factor
b)
Political push factor
c)
Environmental push factor
d)
Social push factor
4.

Entering a country when moving from somewhere else

a)

Emigration

b)

Immigration

c)

Chain Migration

d)

Seasonal Migration

5.

Which of the following are Social Forces of migration? (Check all that apply)

a)

Reunite with Family or Friends

b)

Spreading Religious or Political Beliefs

c)

War & Conflict

d)

Excessive or Prolonged Drought

6.

What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

To make China more powerful.

b)

To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.

c)

To make Native Americans move off their land.

d)

To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.

7.

What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?

a)

The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.

b)

The workers started fighting with them.

c)

The railroad kept them from migrating.

d)

Native Americans didn't like trains.

8.

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

a)

Japan and Germany

b)

China and Ireland

c)

China and Germany

d)

Ireland and Japan

9.

Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?

a)

bison

b)

cattle

c)

horses

d)

birds

10.
Most immigrants on the East Coast were processed where?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Angel Island
d)
Baltimore
11.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
12.
The United States experienced a period of greatly increased immigration in the mid-nineteenth century. In particular, there was a surge in the number of Irish immigrants. Why did Irish immigration increase during the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
the end of the Napoleonic Wars
b)
the Irish won their independence from the United Kingdom
c)
the Great Potato Famine in Ireland
d)
the spread of the Plague in Ireland
13.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
14.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
15.
How was Angel Island different from Ellis Island?
a)
Main station for European immigrants
b)
Main station for Chinese immigrants
c)
Located on the EAST coast
d)
People were only there a few hours
16.
What challenges did immigrants face in the US?
a)
They caught diseases
b)
Had trouble learning the language/faced prejudice
c)
Uncomfortable in the large homes in the US
d)
Difficult to study for the citizenship test
17.
Where were most immigrants from?
a)
Italy
b)
Slavic Countries
c)
Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico
d)
Europe
18.

Immigration push factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

19.

Immigration pull factors are…

a)

reasons people come to a new place

b)

reasons people leave their homelands

c)

reasons people begin working

d)

reasons people stop working

20.

How did the physical landscape change as

a result of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

People were able to transport raw materials to markets back East.

b)

The land in the West continued to be developed into towns as more people moved there.

c)

Native Americans welcomed new settlers to their regions.

d)

The Transcontinental Railroad was not able to advance past the Rocky Mountains.

21.

Which group was most negatively affected by the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

White Settler

b)

African Americans

c)

Native Americans

d)

Europeans

22.

What is the concept of manifest destiny?

a)

People moving from one location to the other.

b)

The reasons why people chose to leave their home country.

c)

The idea that the United States was better than all other countries.

d)

the 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable (going to happen).

Similar Resources on Wayground

States and Capitals

19 questions

States and Capitals

quiz

Worksheet

•

4th Grade - University

THE GREAT INDIAN DESERT (THAR DESERT)

20 questions

THE GREAT INDIAN DESERT (THAR DESERT)

quiz

Worksheet

•

2nd - 8th Grade

Building a Factory

20 questions

Building a Factory

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

Expansion and Migration LEQ 1

18 questions

Expansion and Migration LEQ 1

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade

Road to Revolution/Declaring Independence QUIZ

20 questions

Road to Revolution/Declaring Independence QUIZ

quiz

Worksheet

•

3rd - 5th Grade

PTS Ganjil Bahasa Inggris Kelas 6

20 questions

PTS Ganjil Bahasa Inggris Kelas 6

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

CỦNG CỐ KIẾN THỨC VĂN BẢN VÀ TIẾNG VIỆT

20 questions

CỦNG CỐ KIẾN THỨC VĂN BẢN VÀ TIẾNG VIỆT

quiz

Worksheet

•

6th Grade

PRIMARY SECTOR

18 questions

PRIMARY SECTOR

quiz

Worksheet

•

5th Grade