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Western Expansion Study Guide

Total questions: 64

Worksheet time: 2hrs 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
2.
_______________ were created along the railroad with stores as it was being built.
a)
Vigilantes
b)
Boom towns
c)
Nitro-glycerin
d)
Comstock Lode
3.
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
4.

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.

5.

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

a)

pony express

b)

stage coach

c)

Liberty Bell

d)

telegraph

6.

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.

c)

The railroad kept them from migrating.

d)

Native Americans didn't like trains.

7.

What are Boom Towns?

a)

Towns that popped up along the railroads.

b)

Towns that exploded.

c)

Towns where people moved away from because there weren't any jobs left.

d)

Towns with a lot of gold.

8.

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

a)

bison

b)

cattle

c)

horses

d)

birds

9.

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

10.
Law granting congress authority to regulate railroad activity.
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
Sherman Anti-trust act
c)
Railroad commission act
d)
Laissez Faire
11.

The belief that it was fate, or destined, for the United States to expand westward, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean is known as

(a)  

12.
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.
13.
What territory is circled?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
Florida
14.
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.
15.
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.
16.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
17.
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
18.

According to the concept of manifest destiny, who should possess the North American continent?

a)

Native Americans

b)

The British

c)

Americans

d)

Mexico

19.

Who were the forty-niners?

a)

leaders who drafted a constitution for California in 1849

b)

Catholic priest who build 49 missions in California in the 1800s

c)

gold-seekers who came to California in 1849

d)

settlers who received 49 acres of land in California in the 1800s

20.

How did many women benefit from settling in boomtowns?

a)

Few laws prohibited women from owning property or business.

b)

Mexican land grants made it hard for women to own land.

c)

They enjoyed handling domestic duties for their households.

d)

They faced fewer challenges and less hard labor.

21.

Law giving free land to U.S. settlers who moved to the west.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Indian Removal

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Homestead Act

22.

Policy by the US to force Native American groups away from their homes and settle in land in the west

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Indian Removal

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Homestead Act

23.

An act that removed Indian land from tribal possession, redivided it, and distributed it among individual Indian families to encourage assimilation

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Gospel of Wealth

24.

Provided free land in the West to anyone willing to settle there and develop it. Encouraged westward migration.

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Gospel of Wealth

25.

Law passed to regulate railroad and other interstate businesses

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Homestead Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Gospel of Wealth

26.

U.S. citizens who opposed immigration because they were suspicious of immigrants and feared losing jobs to them

a)

Nativists

b)

Political Machines/Bosses

c)

JD Rockefeller

d)

Andrew Carnegie

27.

Complete control of a product or business by one person or group

a)

Monopoly

b)

Labor Union

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Assimilation

28.

The process of adopting the language and culture of a dominant social group or nation

a)

Monopoly

b)

Labor Union

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Assimilation

29.

Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, contributed to the settlement of the west

a)

Tenements

b)

Industrialization

c)

Urbanization

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

30.

The transcontinental railroad was mostly built by:

a)

Chinese and Irish immigrants because they worked for low wages.

b)

Americans who moved west from large cities in the east.

c)

Indians

31.

Which was NOT a cause of westward expansion?

a)

The Homestead Act of 1862

b)

mining gold and other natural resources

c)

assimilation of American Indians

d)

the transcontinental railroad

32.

The process of blending American Indians into the rest of American culture was called:

a)

expansionism

b)

gilding

c)

mechanization

d)

assimilation

33.

The Dawes Act was about:

a)

ending the "spoils system" with tests for the civil service

b)

Making monopolies illegal

c)

assimilation of the American Indians

34.
A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they...
a)
were better educated than native-born Americans
b)
had a higher standard of living than most Americans
c)
adapted easily to American culture
d)
competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers
35.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
36.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
37.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
38.
The westward expansion of the U.S. was referred to as Manifest Destiny meaning it was ordained by...
a)
The president
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
God
d)
Buddha
39.
Chinese and Irish immigrants were instrumental in the construction of
a)
the transcontinental railroad
b)
the St. Louis Arch
c)
highways to the west
d)
gold and silver mines
40.
Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
a)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
b)
welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
c)
allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
d)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time
41.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
42.

What group of immigrants were arriving in large numbers on the West Coast in the middle to late 1800's?

a)

Greek

b)

Chinese

c)

British

d)

French

43.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
44.

Poor city neighborhoods where people shared the same ethnicity, culture, and religion.

a)

Burrito

b)

House

c)

Tenement

d)

Ghetto

45.
What act gave any American 160 acres of land for free to anyone who claimed it?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
The Quartering Act
d)
The Homestead Act
46.
Who was affected the most by the Dust Bowl
a)
farmers
b)
stock brokers
c)
cowboys
d)
doctors
47.
How was the Dust Bowl solved?
a)
The invention of the plow
b)
The use of pesticides
c)
New farming techniques
d)
Use of the Ogallala Aquifer
48.

What area of the Country and what crop was being grown before the war, during the war and after the war?

a)

South and Cotton

b)

South and Wheat

c)

Great Plains and Wheat

d)

Great Plains and Corn

49.

Match the following vocabulary terms with the appropriate image

a)
1.

Assimilation

b)
2.

Nativism

c)
3.

Westward Expansion

d)
4.

Homestead Act

e)
5.

Dawes Act

50.

Which of the following was intended to assimilate Native Americans?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

51.

Which of the following offered free land in the West to encourage settlement?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

Chinese Exclusion Act

d)

Interstate Commerce Act

52.

Which of the following is responsible for the end of the cattle drives?

a)

Dawes Act

b)

Buffalo

c)

Barbed Wire

d)

Immigration

53.

Anti Catholic sentiment and the Chinese Exclusion Act are examples of

a)

Assimilation

b)

Nativism

c)

Push Factors

d)

Pull Factors

54.

Which is NOT true about Populism? (Two things)

a)

It was a reform movement that tried to improve the conditions of common people

b)

It was mostly centered around farmers and people who lived in rural areas

c)

It was supported by wealthy elites such as bankers and rail road owners

d)

It was mostly centered in large urban areas

55.

Which was NOT a law or policy favored by farmers who supported the Populist party?

a)

Government ownership of railroads, telegraphs and telephones

b)

Coinage of silver

c)

Laissez-Faire

d)

Graduated income tax

56.

Law that attempted to regulate the amount railroads charged to ship farmers' products

a)

16th Amendment

b)

17th Amendment

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

57.

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

58.
Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Farmers
c)
Industrialists
d)
Immigrants
59.

The Populist party was most attractive to

a)

Business people

b)

Farmers

c)

Teachers

d)

Whigs

60.

Who did the Populists believe should run the railroads?

a)

The Government

b)

The local cities/towns

c)

Private Enterprise

d)

The Farmers

61.
Speech given by William Jennings Bryan (populist) that praises bimettalism and speaks against having just gold backed US currency
a)
"Cross of Gold" speech
b)
"Cross of Silver" speech
c)
"Bronze"Speech
d)
none of the above
62.

What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s?

a)

There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies

b)

The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties

c)

The railroad companies had essentially no competition.

d)

They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.

63.

Situation that occurs when the number of dollars in circulation decreases while the amount of goods and services does not decrease or may even increase, as in farm production during the late 1800s.

a)

Deflation

b)

Inflation

c)

Conflation

d)

Conflagration

64.

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.

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