WorksheetsCh 8 Test
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Profit
a)
A system of making many of the same items at one time
b)
The money a business earns after its debts (money owed) have been paid
c)
The idea, popular in the 1800s, that the United States had a right to add territory until in reached the Pacific Ocean
d)
A common wagon on the westward trail, named after a type of sailing ship.
2.
Mass Production
a)
A system of making many of the same items at one time
b)
To protect from harm or danger
c)
Unfair treatment because of race or political or religious beliefs
d)
Someone who takes risks to start a business
3.
Process
a)
A human-made waterway
b)
A Mexican Cowboy
c)
A system by which something is done
d)
A system of carrying mail by horse used in the western United States from 1860 to 1861
4.
Manifest Destiny
a)
A human-made waterway
b)
Unfair treatment because of race, political, or religious beliefs
c)
The idea, popular in the 1800s, that the United States had a right to add territory until in reached the Pacific Ocean
d)
Unfair treatment of people, often based on race, gender, or age
5.
Vaquero
a)
A Mexican Cowboy
b)
Someone who takes risks to start a business
c)
A system by which something is done
d)
A system of carrying mail by horse used in the western United States from 1860 to 1861
6.
Persecution
a)
Unfair treatment because of race, political, or religious beliefs
b)
A system of making many of the same item at one time
c)
A system of carrying mail by horse used in the western United States from 1860 to 1861
d)
To take over a territory
7.
Wagon Train
a)
A line of wagons traveling as a group
b)
A common animal on the westward trail
c)
A Mexican Cowboy
d)
Someone who takes risks to start a business
8.
Gold rush
a)
Someone who takes risks to start a business
b)
A way of doing something
c)
A difficult situation
d)
A time where a ton of people came to an area because gold has been discovered
9.
Entrepreneur
a)
Unfair treatment of people, often based on race, gender, or age
b)
A line of wagons traveling as a group
c)
The money a business earns after its debts have been paid
d)
Someone who takes risks to start a business
10.
Pony Express
a)
A line of wagons traveling as a group
b)
A common wagon on the westward trail, named after a type of sailing ship.
c)
The idea, popular in the 1800s, that the United States had a right to add territory until in reached the Pacific Ocean
d)
A system of carrying mail by horsers used in the western United States from 1860 to 1861
11.
The discovery of ________helped scientists make inventions.
a)
Factories
b)
Electricity
c)
Transportation
d)
Communication
12.
Which statement makes the most convincing argument about the impact of transportation on the U.S. economy in the first half of the nineteenth century?
a)
Improvements in transportation had little effect on the US economy.
b)
Changes in transportation stimulated the growth of the US economy
c)
Transportation enabled more women to take part in the US economy.
d)
More modes of transportation maintained the growth of the US economy.
13.
How does the meaning of the words manifest and destiny explain the concept of “manifest destiny”?
a)
The United States wished they did not expand westward.
b)
The United States was forced to expand westward.
c)
The United States had an obvious fate (meant to be) to expand westward.
d)
The United States did not plan to expand westward at all.
14.
Why was John C. Frémont’s role in western expansion important?
a)
He helped California become a territory of the United States.
b)
He settled a border dispute between Mexico and the United States in California.
c)
He provided information about western lands and supported independence for California.
d)
He resisted U.S. naval forces when they tried to declare California part of the United States.
15.
Which of the following was a reason why Texas settlers wanted to break free from Mexican rule?
a)
Mexico did not support ranching.
b)
Slavery was not allowed in Mexico.
c)
Mexico allowed vaqueros to become citizens.
d)
Texas was closer to the United States than to Mexico.
16.
How did people moving westward for land help the U.S. economy grow?
a)
It evened out the population of the country.
b)
People stopped farming.
c)
People started new towns and businesses in the West.
d)
It showed the government that economic changes were needed.
17.
Which statement best supports the argument that western migration and settlement negatively affected American Indians?
a)
As people settled in the West, they shared the land nicely with American Indians who were already living on it.
b)
As people used western trails to migrate West, they had conflict with American Indians and suppressed them.
c)
As people migrated West, they interacted with American Indian groups through trade and making agreements.
d)
As people moved west, they settled in areas where American Indians were living and changed American Indians' lives forever.
18.
What happened after President Polk announced the discovery of gold to Congress in 1848?
a)
Thousands of people left California to move to the eastern United States.
b)
Settlers living in California tried to keep foreigners away from their land.
c)
The news spread and more than 80,000 people moved to California.
d)
Californians were able to keep their discovery away from foreign miners.
19.
What caused the prices of supplies and services in mining towns to increase?
a)
Miners were NOT willing to pay more for supplies and services.
b)
Scarce supplies (few supplies) and high demand (a lot of people wanted it)
c)
Miners did not need any supplies or services.
d)
It was easy to find supplies.
20.
Which was an important factor (cause) of California becoming a state?
a)
California had a diverse mix of workers, including people from Mexico, China, and other parts of the United States.
b)
Railroads reached all the way across the continent by 1869, so California could ship its products to places in the East.
c)
As a result of the gold rush, California's population grew very quickly, and many people decided to remain living there.
d)
By 1860, the Pony Express connected California with the rest of the United States by using a system of horses and riders.
21.
What was the primary purpose of the Pony Express?
a)
To transport gold from California to the East
b)
To carry mail quickly across the western United States
c)
To provide transportation for settlers moving west
d)
To deliver supplies to mining towns
22.
Which of the following best describes the term 'Gold Rush'?
a)
A period when many people moved to an area to find gold
b)
A system of carrying mail by horse
c)
A line of wagons traveling as a group
d)
A common animal on the westward trail
23.
What was the primary reason for the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
To improve trade relations with Canada
b)
To connect the eastern and western United States
c)
To provide jobs for immigrants
d)
To transport gold from California to the East
24.
What was one significant impact of the California Gold Rush?
a)
It led to the construction of the Panama Canal
b)
It caused a significant increase in California's population
c)
It resulted in the discovery of oil in Texas
d)
It led to the establishment of the first national park
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