WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Populist Party was established in the 1890's to
a)
ensure that the US stayed on the Gold Standard
b)
Protect the political and economic interests of farmers and laborers
c)
reduce the tax burden on the wealthy industrialists
d)
support the candidacy of William McKinley
2.
The Populist Party sought to increase the power of
a)
Agricultural workers
b)
Immigrant populations
c)
Industrial unions
d)
Textile Workers
3.
Which of these helped to further the Westward Expansion of the United States after 1865?
a)
Abolition of Slavery
b)
California Gold Rush
c)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
4.
The U.S. Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act to prevent immigrants from that country entering the U.S. during the
a)
Early 1800s
b)
Late 1700s
c)
Late 1800s
d)
Mid-1900s
5.
"As railroads expanded westward across the United States in the late-1800s, Native Americans were increasingly unable to hunt across the formerly open landscape of the Great Plains.”—In addition to the problems stated here, what other issues contributed to the problems faced by Native Americans on the Great Plains at the end of the 19th century?
a)
European diseases wiped out a substantial portion of the Sioux population
b)
Railroads brought an increase in population, leading to controversies over land usage
c)
Timber land was harvested, robbing Native Americans of a valuable resource
d)
Under the Dawes Act, Indian reservations lost all their federal funding
6.
Cattle ranching and mining were instrumental in the 19th century in getting more people to settle
a)
The American Northeast
b)
The American Northwest
c)
The American South
d)
The American West
7.
The Dawes Severalty Act was created to
a)
Give slaves land in the former Confederate states
b)
Institute the death penalty for crimes against federal officials
c)
Redistribute Indian lands from public to private ownership to help assimilate them into the US population
d)
Regulate interstate trade and commerce
8.
The Bessemer Process was an innovation in the production of cheaper, stronger
a)
houses
b)
steel
c)
coal
d)
timber
9.
A former slave looking for new opportunities in the Great Plains was called
a)
Homesteader
b)
Exoduster
c)
Rancher
d)
Exclusionist
10.
What did the Homestead Act offer?
a)
160 Acres of land to eligible citizens
b)
Free housing for former slaves
c)
Free housing for immigrants
d)
160 Acres of land to former colonists only
11.
Which was a successful example of "Americanization?"
a)
The Dawes Act led to the Americanization of the Indians
b)
The Homestead Act made federal land available to settlers
c)
The children of new immigrants learned English
d)
Congress prohibited the immigration of Chinese Workers
12.
Learning to dress, speak, and act like other Americans is known as
a)
Urbanization
b)
Americanization/Assimilation
c)
Immigration
d)
Nativism
13.
You are a 25-year-old merchant living in Massachusetts who dreams of settling in the Great Plains. Which of the following acts of Congress will encourage you to move West?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Pacific Railway Act
c)
Morril Act
d)
Dawes Act
14.
Chief Sitting Bull led Sioux warriors at the June 1876 conflict known as
a)
Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
Sand Creek
c)
The Fetterman Massacre
d)
Wounded Knee
15.
Which financial policy would a rural southern farmer have been most likely to support in the late 1800s?
a)
Free Silver Movement
b)
Gold Standard
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Cash and Carry Act
16.
What specific evidence supports the statement that "the construction of the continental railroad was disastrous for the Native Americans of the Great Plains"?
a)
The construction of the transcontinental railroad depended heavily on the labor of Chinese and Irish immigrants
b)
The transcontinental railroad decimated the herds of buffalo that the Indians were dependent on; and the railroad drastically reduced Native American land ownership
c)
The transcontinental railroad opened frontier markets to new products and goods from the east
d)
Within ten years of its completion, the railroad shipped $50 million worth of freight coast to coast every year
17.
What invention effectively ended the era of “long drives” of the late 19th century?
a)
Barbed wire
b)
Cotton gin
c)
Steel plow
d)
Refrigerated box car
18.
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 resulted from the efforts of the Populist movement in order to improve
a)
working environments for factory workers
b)
living conditions for farming in the south
c)
Membership and participation in the industrial labor unions
d)
Economic conditions of farmers by regulating railroad rates
19.
Which of the following industries hurt farmers the most?
a)
Railroad
b)
Cattle
c)
Steel
d)
Oil
20.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that
a)
the U.S. expansion westward was bound to happen and ordained by God
b)
the U.S. was destined to become a global super power
c)
the manifestation of democracy could best be seen in the free states of the North
d)
U.S. expansion was destined to lead a World War
21.
All of the following are reasons for Westward Expansion EXCEPT
a)
Establish new markets for commerce
b)
Spread American democracy
c)
Establish a national parks system
d)
Create a transcontinental railroad
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