WorksheetsWestward Expansion
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
To stop the U.S. government from taking their land the Native Americans did what?
Had court cases
fought wars
signed treaties
all of these
In 1862, the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act were passed to...
improved the lives of freed slaves
develop the Midwest and western areas of country
achieve Northern victory in the Civil War.
expand overseas markets to Asia and Europe
The growth of railroads led to all of the following, EXCEPT…
Decreased commerce between regions
Increased migration to the West
Relocation of Native Americans to reservations
Growth of the beef market
What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?
the gold runs out in the local mine
the railroad moves its station away from the town
A & B
none of the above
What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?
bean picker
barbed wire
steel plow
windmills
Which two words would BEST describe the geography of the Great Plains?
dry, hilly
flat, forests
flat, grassy
swampy, treeless
Land set aside by the US government for the relocation of Native Americans are called _______________.
tenements
ghettos
colonies
reservations
What led to the development of Standard Time?
westward expansion
homesteaders
transcontinental railroad
industrialization
What was a major goal of the Dawes Act?
encourage assimilation of Native Americans into American culture by giving them land to farm.
remove the Cherokee from the southeastern US
provide a tribal legislature to govern all reservations
Texas is annexed in 1845
Westward Expansion/Industrial Revolution
New Republic
American Revolution
Exploration/Constitution
This image would fit with what era
Westward Expansion
Exploration
Constitution
Jackson
These eras belong to what section of the storyboard Early Republic, Jackson, Industrial Revolution, and Westward Expansion.
Beginning
Growth
Problems
This image would fit with what era
Jackson
Industrial Revolution
American Revolution
Exploration
The purchase of Louisiana from France for $15 million, which roughly doubled the size of the United States.
The Gadsden Purchase
The Annexation of Texas
The Louisiana Purchase
None of the above
Westward Expansion
A) The discovery of gold in California
B) The invention of the telegraph
C) The signing of the Treaty of Paris
D) The construction of the Erie Canal
