Westward Expansion

Which of the following contributed most to increased settlement of the Great Plains?

• The availability of buffalo
• The discovery of precious metals
• A series of federal land grants
• A decrease in agricultural production

Which situation does this cartoon from an early 1900s pamphlet illustrate?

• The deportation of many Chinese immigrants in the Northwest
• The recruitment of Chinese immigrants by large labor unions in the Midwest
• The fear in the West of losing jobs to Chinese immigrants
• The lack of available resources in the East to support a large influx of Chinese immigrants

How did the expansion of railroad transportation most benefit farmers in the United States?

• By raising the consumer prace of agricultrual products
• By increasing the variety of locally grown crops
• By providing farmers with affordable access to distant markets
• By encouraging farmers to form the first agricultural cooperatives

The primary objective of the Dawes Act was to - 

• promote cultural assimilation of American Indians
• turn American Indian reservations into corporate farmland
• end warfare between American Indians and the U.S. military
• promote American Indian investment in private industry

Which statement best completes this list?

• Congress passed legislation imposing tariffs on imported beef
• Most of the cowboys on cattle drives were European immigrants
• The cattle industry was nationalized under the Department of Agriculture
• The need to process large amounts of cattle made meatpacking a major industry

Nineteeth-century nativist organizations advocated - 

• limited federal military power through the oraganization of local militias
• conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
• globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
• promoting an ethnically homogeneous society through restrictions on immigration

Which group of people most likely inspired the creation of this 1893 cartoon?

• Union leaders
• Philanthropists
• Political bosses
• Nativists

Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?

• Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction
• Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to private property through homesteading
• Speculators bought large parcels of land then built factory towns to attract new immigrants
• Native Americans sold most of their tribal lands directly to railroad companies

Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation
• To reduce economic inflation
• To raise campaign contribution limits
• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

These demands most reflected the concerns of -

• small farmers in need of affordable credit

• robber barons pursuing higher profits

• prominent bankers who controlled the money supply

• immigrant workers seeking economic justice