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Western Expansion

Total questions: 66

Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
2.
What act allowed the national government to require Native Americans to give up their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Civilization Act 
c)
Manifest Destiny Act
d)
Indian Territory Act
3.

Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?

a)

God

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Chief Joseph

4.

What is the belief in "Manifest Destiny?"

a)

The expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the country

b)

A person's destiny is determined by how much land can be farmed

c)

Keeping America small and contained would lead to success

d)

African Americans were destined to remain slaves.

5.

The availability of cheap, fertile land and knowledge of overland trails were both

a)

geographic factors that influenced the westward movement

b)

reasons for the success of the suffrage movement

c)

economic factors that kept people from moving west

d)

reasons why many southerners moved their plantations out west.

6.
ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
forty-niners
d)
Gold Rush of 1849
7.
Mass migration to California following the discovery of gold in 1848
a)
Gold Rush of 1849
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Adams-Onís Treaty
d)
Monroe Doctrine
8.

What does transcontinental mean?

a)

to travel across a continent

b)

to travel from one continent to another continent

c)

to travel north and south

d)

to travel to transport goods

9.

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.

10.

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

11.

What got in the way for the Central Pacific workers while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

floods

b)

mountains

c)

blizzards

d)

hurricanes

12.

How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?

a)

bikes and scooters

b)

boats and planes

c)

horses and cars

d)

boats and wagons

13.

Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?

a)

telegraph

b)

Liberty Bell

14.

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.

15.

What are Boom Towns?

a)

Towns that popped up along the railroads.

b)

Towns that exploded.

16.

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

a)

bison

b)

cattle

17.

What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

floods

b)

mountains

18.

The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.

a)

north and south

b)

east and west

19.

The railroads were funded by loans and _____________.

a)

Land Grants

b)

All the gold in the world

20.
The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Which of the following was NOT a qualification to own land for the Homestead Act?
a)
21 years old
b)
Male
c)
Head of household
d)
American citizen
22.
What was the largest amount of land one individual could purchase through the Homestead Act?
a)
80 acres
b)
160 acres
c)
200 acres
d)
240 acres
23.
How long did settlers have to wait in between filing an affidavit and securing final title to the land one settled?
a)
1 year
b)
3 years
c)
5 years
d)
10 years
24.
Which group lost the most from the Pacific Railway Act?
a)
Settlers
b)
Western citizens
c)
The government
d)
Native Americans
25.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
26.
_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.
a)
Vigilantes
b)
Boom towns
c)
Nitro-glycerin
d)
Comstock Lode
27.
What substance was used to blow through the mountains when building the railroad?
a)
Gold
b)
Silver
c)
Nitro-glycerin
d)
Sodium Chloride
28.
The Chinese workers were hired to work on the railroad because they would work as cheap _____________________.
a)
Boom towns
b)
subsidies
c)
vigilantes
d)
manual labor
29.

Where did the government get the land to build the railroad?

a)

purchased from the Russians

b)

a treaty with Sioux and other Native people

c)

fought a war with Italy and took the land

d)

won it playing the lottery

30.

Why was it a good idea to build a railroad across the USA?

a)

people were already moving west

b)

the Sioux would be a partner and get rich too

c)

if the USA did not build it, Canada would

d)

The USA had extra money to spend

31.

What was a negative effect of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Railroad tycoons became very wealthy

b)

people had jobs

c)

the buffalo disappeared and the Sioux starved

d)

it became easier to travel to the west.

32.
The political party that advocated for farmers was known as the ______party.
a)
Republican
b)
Democrat
c)
Populist
33.
Silver and gold caused________money in circulation, causing prices to________. 
a)
less, increase
b)
more, increase
34.
Farmers support the ________standard for money.
a)
Bimetalism 
b)
Gold 
35.
What was the famous speech by William Jennings Bryan called?
a)
The Cross Speech
b)
The Cross of Gold Speech
c)
Gold Standard
36.
Established the ICC & gave the federal govt the power to regulate the railroad industry.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Clayton Anti-trust Act
c)
16th Amendment
d)
Railroad Regulation Act
37.

Which group preferred silver money?

a)

Lawyers

b)

Politicians

c)

Bankers

d)

Farmers

38.
Main topic of William Jennings Bryan's 1896 Cross of Gold Speech?
a)
Fighting growing influence of business trusts
b)
Changing government's monetary policy
c)
Ending tax-free status of religious institutions
d)
Providing federal aid to poor families
39.

According to farmers and Populists, the "Crime of "73" was which of the following?

a)

ending the gold standard

b)

demonitization of silver

c)

creating the Federal Reserve

d)

ending the 2nd Bank of the United States

40.

Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?

a)

Progressives

b)

Democrats

c)

Settlement Houses

d)

Grange

41.
Which caused the rise of Populism?
a)
rising agricultural prices
b)
The use of silver instead of greenbacks
c)
Calls for racial segregation
d)
The inability of farmers to pay off their debts
42.
Why did the Populist party want unlimited coinage of silver?
a)
To increase the amount of money in circulation and raise farm prices
b)
To reduce economic inflation
c)
To raise campaign contribution limits
d)
To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions
43.

William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...

a)

The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.

b)

The creation of a national park system

c)

A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.

d)

Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.

44.

What is a Forty-Niner?

a)

People who traveled to Europe

b)

People who traveled West to find gold

c)

People that stayed home

d)

People that went North to Canada

45.

Where was the gold rush?

a)

Out North

b)

Up North

c)

Out West

d)

Down South

46.

How did the Gold Rush impact the population of San Francisco?

a)

it slightly increased the population

b)

it significantly increased the population

c)

it slightly decreased the population

47.

What ocean borders California?

a)

Atlantic

b)

Indian

c)

Pacific

48.

A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants is known as a ....

a)

city

b)

ghost town

c)

boom town

49.

What is the purpose of this ad?

a)

to encourage people to go to Calif. to find gold

b)

to encourage people to move to NYC

c)

to encourage people to join the US Army

50.
What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?
a)
to bring an end to cattle drives
b)
to encourage settlement on the Great Plains
c)
to build the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
to provide a market for steel plows
51.

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

a)

cultural diffusion

b)

amalgamation

c)

assimilation

d)

cultural absorption

52.

Which of these did the Homestead Act do?

a)

Allowed settlers to build two-story homes

b)

Allowed settlers to settle into Florida

c)

Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

53.

All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:

a)

Native Americans were moved to reservations.

b)

Native Americans died from new diseases.

c)

Native Americans were paid well for their land.

d)

Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.

54.

What did Native Americans use the Buffalo for?

a)

Food

b)

Shelter

c)

Clothing

d)

All of the above

55.

This means that the government should not interfere in the marketplace.

a)

Laissez Faire

b)

Capitalism

c)

Communism

d)

Socialism

56.

laissez-faire

a)

opposed to government regulation of business

b)

government should control major industries

c)

government should be eliminated

d)

nations should avoid trade

57.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
58.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
59.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
60.
The first railroad to cross the United States was the....
a)
Union Pacific Railroad
b)
Central Pacific Railroad
c)
Missouri Railroad
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
61.
How were the Chinese discriminated against?
a)
They were denied water and supplies
b)
Black Codes prevented their freedoms
c)
they were objected to Jim Crow Laws
d)
they were paid less than other workers
62.
Which of the following is not an effect of the Dawes Act.
a)
Native Americans forced to Americanize
b)
Forced them to become farmers
c)
Native Americans became wealthy landowners
d)
Abolished Native American Tribes
63.
Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?
a)
They increased the number of railroad barons
b)
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
c)
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
d)
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry
64.
The pioneers that took advantage of the Homestead Act were called...
a)
homesteaders
b)
ranchers
c)
sodbusters
d)
scalawags
65.
What group of people wanted to limit immigration in the US in the 1900s?
a)
Labor Unions
b)
Nativists
c)
Business Owners
66.
Which of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?
a)
steel plow
b)
reaper
c)
windmill
d)
barbed wire