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WorksheetsWestward Expansion Study Guide
Total questions: 34
Worksheet time: 26mins
The demand for (a) increased after the Civil War, driving the prices up.
Cattle drives were made from west Texas to the Great Plains, and then shipped off on the ___________ for processing in the North.
railroads
airplanes
wagons
boats
Which country's investors poured money into the American Cattle Industry?
France
Britain
Spain
Portugal
After all of the money started pouring into the country from Britain, there was massive (a) of cattle, which led to deflation that crippled the farmers financially.
A major (a) decimated the cattle industry in 1886-1887, leaving 90% of the cattle dead, leading to it's nickname-- "The Great Die-Up."
After, the blizzard, barbed wire became important to the cattle industry because...
it created fences.
it ended cattle ranching in the US completely.
it transformed the cattle industry into what it is today.
it provided fun jumping obstacles for the longhorns
Which of the following is NOT a name for someone who grows crops?
farmer
rancher
granger
agrarian
The Populist party was started by ___________ and was known as ____________.
wealthy businessmen; "The Elite Party"
farmers; "The Elite Party"
wealthy businessmen; "The People's Party"
farmers; "The People's Party"
Why did farmers support bimetallism?
It would allow the gold standard to take effect
it would allow them to pay off their debts incurred from expensive farm equipment
it would allow them to win the election of 1896
it would allow them to replace all American currency with silver
The ________________________ was significant because it was the first time that an industry was federally regulated.
Pacific Railway Act
Dawes Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Which best describes the climate of the Great Plains?
harsh climate in summer (arid and hot) and winter (blizzards)
harsh climate in summer (humid and hot) and winter (dry)
mild climate in summer (humid and warm) and winter (cool and breezy)
mild climate in summer (dry and warm) and winter (dry and cool)
Which of these people held a monopoly on railroads in the US?
Anderson Cooper
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Teddy Roosevelt
William Jennings Bryan
Monopolies kill _____________.
people
products
farmable land
competition
Railroad monopolies led to _________________.
increased wealth for railroad tycoons
high freight rates
unfair business practices
all of the above
The Interstate Commerce Act regulated the monopolistic railroad industry by stating that their rates had to be __________ & __________.
reasonable & just
cheap & efficient
costly & variable
inflated & unchanging
Which animal was hunted by citizens who were paid in return, severely damaging the Native Americans' sources of food and raw materials?
(a)
Which act ended communal holding of property by Native Americans by splitting their property into allotments that were sold off to non-Natives?
Interstate Commerce Act
Dawes Act
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Pacific Railway Act
What was the name of the Act that severely limited the immigration of the Chinese into the United States?
Chinese Inclusion Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Chinese Allusion Act
Chinese Illusion Act
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways in which Native Americans were forced to assimilate into American culture?
Many Native American children were forced to attend boarding schools that would ensure they were not educated about their tribal practices and history.
Native Americans were forced to only speak their native languages when absolutely necessary and were only allowed to keep their first name (not their last).
Native Americans were forced to transform their culture through religion (converting to Christianity) and dress (forced to wear European/American-style clothing).
The major effect of the Transcontinental Railroad was...
Railroad construction led to the growth of towns and big business
Railroad construction led to new countries being invaded.
Railroad construction resulted in more trains.
Railroad construction created more cattle.
A (a) is a town whose population rapidly increased when gold was found nearby.
After the areas gold was depleted, a Boom Town would often be called a ______________.
Bust
Bomb
Dust
Blast
__________ transformed the Cattle Industry into what it is today.
barb wire
barbed wire
bar wire
cattle guards
Which of the following is the definition of Nativism?
Americans disliking immigrant groups
Americans disliking Native Americans
Americans encouraging immgration
Americans hiring immigrants for labor
"China Towns" were cultural centers in cities like _____________________ where the Chinese immigrant community would band together.
New Orleans, Louisiana
Carson City, Nevada
Promontory Point, Utah
San Francisco, California
This act showed clear favoritism to big business by offering incentives (like land grants and cash incentives) to railroad companies and good farm land to wealthy entrepreneurs.
Pacific Railway Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Silverite Act
The populist candidate for President in the 1896 election, he opposed the gold standard and advocated for bimetallism.
Teddy Roosevelt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Abraham Lincoln
William Jennings Bryan
Immigrants moving all over the country (leading to increased diversity) and the increase in communication from coast to coast are two examples of ________________ of the expansion of the country's rail system.
political benefits
cultural benefits
monetary benefits
cultural challenges
(a) was the belief of white American's that their fate was to go settle the rest of North America and that God wanted them to.
Big businessmen __________ regulations on businesses.
opposed
supported
Foreign policy during the late 1800s was marked by the enforcement of this, which claimed that the U.S. was the protector of the entire Western Hemisphere and would prohibit further colonization from Europe.
the Gettysburg Address
the Monroe Doctrine
the Chinese Exclusion Act
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Homestead Act of 1882 said that __________________.
Citizens could claim 160 acres of land that they must farm for the government for 5 years.
Citizens could claim 60 acres of land that they must farm for the government for 10 years.
Formerly enslaved persons could claim 160 acres of land that would be off-limits to white settlers.
Native Americans were granted reservations to live on.
The Homestead Act was controversial because...
most of the land went to the Native Americans, who used it for herding bison.
most of the land went to the Chinese, who used it for building railroads.
most of the land went to the wealthy businessmen and railroad companies, who used it to make themselves richer.
most of the land went to formerly enslaved people in the South, who used it as their "promised land."
Who were the Exodusters?
Native Americans fleeing American genocide
formerly enslaved people fleeing the racial violence and Jim Crow laws of the South in order to form their own "Promised Land."
formerly Chinese immigrants who were seeking to create their own cultural centers in cities like San Fransisco
Irish immigrants who were fleeing the hardships brought on by the potato famine in Ireland
