Chapter 10 Expanding West and Overseas

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What role did the discovery of gold play in the expansion of the United States?

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The discovery of gold attracted settlers to western areas that later became states.

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How did the movement of people to the West impact economic development in the East?

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The movement of people to the West allowed access to raw materials needed by factories in the East.

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Based on the map, what is one possible explanation of why the portion of railway built by the Union Pacific was longer than the portion built by the Central Pacific?

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The Union Pacific's portion crossed more flat land than the Central Pacific's portion did.

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Based on the map, which city served as the western end point of the transcontinental railroad?

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Sacramento

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Which of the following is a reason that miners and farmers in the West sometimes clashed with each other? The miners' use of mercury to mine gold poisoned some rivers and streams.

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The miners' use of mercury to mine gold poisoned some rivers and streams.

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Why did cattle drives end at railroad towns?

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Trains made it possible for cattle to be transported to cities farther east to be sold as meat.

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What is one way that settlers modified their environment on the western plains?

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They irrigated their crops.

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Which of the following shows the correct sequence in which important farming tools were invented? Deere steel plow, Glidden barbed wire, Oliver iron plow, McCormick mechanical reaper, McCormick mechanical reaper, Oliver iron plow, Glidden barbed wire, Deere steel plow, McCormick mechanical reaper, Deere steel plow, Oliver iron plow, Glidden barbed wire, Deere steel plow, McCormick mechanical reaper, Oliver iron blow, Glidden barbed wire

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McCormick mechanical reaper, Deere steel plow, Oliver iron plow, Glidden barbed wire

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What was one result of the belief in Manifest Destiny?

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The United States no longer had a frontier.

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How did tepees reflect the beliefs of the American Indians on the Great Plains?

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American Indians believed that they did not own the land, and tepees were easily moved from place to place.