WorksheetsUS. 1 Western Expansion Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Much of the cattle herded to Kansas cow towns on the Chisholm Trail were loaded onto rail cars and transported to meet the demand for beef in the heavily populated industrial region of the __________________.
a)
Southwest
b)
Northwest
c)
Northeast
d)
South
2.
Which of the following was the most significant impact of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
ability to transport cattle from Kansas to the eastern United States.
b)
enabled faster transport of people, goods and materials across the United States.
c)
put major maritime shipping companies out of business.
d)
gave jobs to thousands of Civil War veterans, Freedmen, Irish, and Chinese immigrants.
3.
The event depicted took place at which of the following locations?
a)
Sacramento, CA.
b)
Omaha, NE
c)
Carson City, NV
d)
Promontory Summit, UT
4.
Based on the map, in which region of the United States was textiles/manufacturing concentrated in the latter half of the 19th century?
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
Northeast
5.
Silver and gold mining in the 19th century led to "boom towns" primarily in which region of the United States?
a)
West
b)
Midwest
c)
South
d)
Northeast
6.
Which of the following were resources produced primarily in the region of the South in the 19th century? (choose two options)
a)
cotton
b)
tobacco
c)
steel
d)
silver
e)
corn
7.
Which of the following attracted migrants to the West with the opportunity to become landowners?
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Pendleton Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Indian Citizenship Act
8.
Which group primarily worked for the Central Pacific Railroad company, working from West to East on the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
Japanese
d)
freedmen
9.
Which company built the Transcontinental Railroad from East to West?
a)
Pacific Union
b)
Eastern Union
c)
Central Pacific
d)
Union Pacific
10.
The engineer who planned the route through the Sierra Nevada mountains was
a)
Theodore Judah
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Durant
d)
James Howden
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