WorksheetsWestern Expansion
Total questions: 66
Worksheet time: 1hrs 7mins
Who did the Americans believed gave them the right to settle the entire continent taking land from Mexico and Native Americans?
God
James K. Polk
Andrew Jackson
Chief Joseph
What is the belief in "Manifest Destiny?"
The expansion was for the good of the country and the right of the country
A person's destiny is determined by how much land can be farmed
Keeping America small and contained would lead to success
African Americans were destined to remain slaves.
The availability of cheap, fertile land and knowledge of overland trails were both
geographic factors that influenced the westward movement
reasons for the success of the suffrage movement
economic factors that kept people from moving west
reasons why many southerners moved their plantations out west.
What does transcontinental mean?
to travel across a continent
to travel from one continent to another continent
to travel north and south
to travel to transport goods
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 Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.
Japan and Germany
China and Ireland
China and Germany
Ireland and Japan
What got in the way for the Central Pacific workers while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
floods
mountains
blizzards
hurricanes
How did people travel before the Transcontinental Railroad was built?
bikes and scooters
boats and planes
horses and cars
boats and wagons
Which innovation (invention) was used to send news that the Transcontinental Railroad was DONE?
telegraph
Liberty Bell
What caused Native Americans to attack the railroad and its workers?
The railroad was built in the middle of their land and was destroying it.
The workers started fighting with them.
What are Boom Towns?
Towns that popped up along the railroads.
Towns that exploded.
Which animals were greatly affected by the Transcontinental Railroad being built?
bison
cattle
What was a challenge the Central Pacific workers faced while building the Transcontinental Railroad?
floods
mountains
The Transcontinental Railroad connected the __________________________.
north and south
east and west
The railroads were funded by loans and _____________.
Land Grants
All the gold in the world
Where did the government get the land to build the railroad?
purchased from the Russians
a treaty with Sioux and other Native people
fought a war with Italy and took the land
won it playing the lottery
Why was it a good idea to build a railroad across the USA?
people were already moving west
the Sioux would be a partner and get rich too
if the USA did not build it, Canada would
The USA had extra money to spend
What was a negative effect of the building of the Transcontinental Railroad?
Railroad tycoons became very wealthy
people had jobs
the buffalo disappeared and the Sioux starved
it became easier to travel to the west.
Which group preferred silver money?
Lawyers
Politicians
Bankers
Farmers
According to farmers and Populists, the "Crime of "73" was which of the following?
ending the gold standard
demonitization of silver
creating the Federal Reserve
ending the 2nd Bank of the United States
Which of the following was the pre-Populist organization to help address farmer's economic needs as well as education and social isolation?
Progressives
Democrats
Settlement Houses
Grange
William Jennings Bryan's famous Cross of Gold speech is about...
The acquisition of colonies to increase employment opportunities.
The creation of a national park system
A policy of bimetalism to help farmers with raising crop prices.
Higher tariffs to protect American goods from foreign cometition.
What is a Forty-Niner?
People who traveled to Europe
People who traveled West to find gold
People that stayed home
People that went North to Canada
Where was the gold rush?
Out North
Up North
Out West
Down South
How did the Gold Rush impact the population of San Francisco?
it slightly increased the population
it significantly increased the population
it slightly decreased the population
What ocean borders California?
Atlantic
Indian
Pacific
A deserted town with few or no remaining inhabitants is known as a ....
city
ghost town
boom town
What is the purpose of this ad?
to encourage people to go to Calif. to find gold
to encourage people to move to NYC
to encourage people to join the US Army
The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group
cultural diffusion
amalgamation
assimilation
cultural absorption
Which of these did the Homestead Act do?
Allowed settlers to build two-story homes
Allowed settlers to settle into Florida
Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free
All of the following were effects of the government's policies on Native Americans EXCEPT:
Native Americans were moved to reservations.
Native Americans died from new diseases.
Native Americans were paid well for their land.
Native Americans were stripped of their culture due to assimilation.
What did Native Americans use the Buffalo for?
Food
Shelter
Clothing
All of the above
This means that the government should not interfere in the marketplace.
Laissez Faire
Capitalism
Communism
Socialism
laissez-faire
opposed to government regulation of business
government should control major industries
government should be eliminated
nations should avoid trade
