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WorksheetsWestward expansion
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 14mins
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
the railroads helped the Native Americans move east
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources
the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had
Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?
NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty
NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers
NA could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills
NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers
How were the Native Americans economically affected by displacement?
They profited from gold found on their reservations
Their families were separated from their children
They lived comfortably on reservations
Many suffered from poverty and starvation
What were some of the reasons why pioneers started to move west?
cheap farmland
find gold & riches
religious persecution
new homes
economic opportunity
What was the main purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
To make China more powerful.
To help with transportation, communication, and to connect the nation.
To make Native Americans move off their land.
To give immigrants a job, to feel important, and needed in America.
The settlers who headed for a new life out west were called ___________________.
pioneers
native americans
The journey traveling westward was ______________.
hard
short
easy
fun
|A law that gave settlers 160 acres of land for $10
homesteaders
drought
Homestead Act
Proclamation
Why was the Pony Express created?
It was a quick way to get mail delivered to the people living in the West.
To find new routes for traveling westward.
To provide new jobs for young men who were expert riders.
To map out the area for future development.
What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
To meet and trade with the Native Americans
To explore and map out the land west of the Mississippi River
To pan for gold in the rivers
To map out a trail through the Appalachian Mountains
Lewis and Clark were the first to reach the ____________________ by land?
Atlantic Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Hudson River
Pacific Ocean
The most popular route people traveled along to move west was?
The Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
The Mississippi Expedition
The Rocky Mountain Trail
What happened during the Gold Rush?
People from all over the world moved to California
Prospectors stayed in mining camps to explore an area and hunt for gold
Thousands of people panned for gold hoping to become rich
All of the above
In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before.
True
False
