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American Expands

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Whats the Section Name

a)

America Expands

b)

Europe Expands

c)

America Expands to the North

d)

America Expands to the South

2.

What was the big concept

a)

Judges were the main influences

b)

Finances was the most important part

c)

Railroads were the main instrument

d)

Oil and factories were the main conductors

3.

The California gold rush created a population explosion in what coast?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

Pacific

4.

Governments provided loans of how much?

a)

32,000

b)

16,000

c)

10,000

d)

52,000

e)

48,000

5.

Which type of railroads were investors scared of

a)

Transcursal

b)

Transcontinental

c)

Ecological

d)

Continetal

6.

Railroads acquired how much acres of space

a)

10 M

b)

20 M

c)

50 Million

d)

40 M

e)

60 M

7.

The Central Pacific was to begin in?

a)

Bonkers, New York

b)

Los Angeles, Nevada

c)

Las Vegas, Nevada

d)

Sacrement, California

8.

Who had it harder of both railroads

a)

Central Pacific

b)

Union

9.

The Union Pacific accepted immigrants mostly from what country?

a)

Blacks

b)

Jewish

c)

German

d)

Irish

10.

The Central Pacific was mostly composed of immigrants from what country?

a)

Chinese

b)

French

c)

British

d)

Indians

11.

what was 1849?

a)

Cowboys were key contributors

b)

One of the major reasons for the settlement of the west

c)

It was the California gold rush

d)

Miners were taking over

12.

Resources of the West what were they?

a)

The California gold rush was the dig of wealth from the earth for the West.

b)

Cattlemen drove the hers overland to the northern railroad terminals.

c)

Pioneers went to Colorado to “get rich quick” because of its rapid expanding

d)

Leadville, Colorado was a splendid example of the diverse resource of the Region

13.

A glamorized element of the American West

a)

Cowboys

b)

Miners

c)

Cattle Drivers

d)

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14.

who were driving the herds?

a)

Cowboys

b)

Cattle Drivers

c)

Judges

d)

Miners

15.

War ranchers were found in what state?

a)

Massachusetts

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

Florida

16.

There was a large demand for what food?

a)

Beef

b)

Chicken

c)

Pork

d)

Goat

e)

Sheep

17.

when did the open cattle range industry end?

a)

1900s

b)

1780s

c)

1870s

d)

1880s

18.

What were the Great Plains

a)

The region between the Great Dam and the Appalachian Mts

b)

The Region between the Mississippi and Rocky Mts.

c)

The Region Between the Hudson Bay

d)

The Region Between the Appalachian Mts, and Rocky mts

19.

Did the Great Plains have trees?

a)

Yes

b)

No

20.

what did farmers invent

a)

barbed wires

b)

tool shacks

c)

potty rooms

d)

hoes

21.

what was the most famous gun?

a)

Blue AR

b)

Double Action Revolver

c)

Tactical Shotgun

d)

Colt Army Service Revolver

22.

what level of judges were peaces of justice

a)

Low Level

b)

Public Level

c)

Local Level

d)

High Level