Westward expansion quiz

How did the development of the railroad impact the buffalo population?

• the amount of buffalo did not change

• the amount of buffalo decreased

• the amount of buffalo increased

• buffalo migrated east

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the Natives move east

• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and took away precious resources

• the railroads increased the amount of land the Natives had

The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand from the Atlantic to the Pacific

• The Great Expansion

• Manifest Destiny

• Oregon Fever

• The Monroe Doctrine

What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?

• bean picker
• barbed wire
• steel plow
• windmills 

Where were Native Americans forced to relocate?

• east

• Towns

• Reservations

• Camps

What are some climate issues that Pioneers had to face when moving west?

• Animals
• No food 
• Wagon trains
• Droughts, floods, tornadoes, dust storms

What government grant gave 160 acres of land to pioneers to farm for 5 years?

• New Land Act
• Homestead Act
• Free Land Act
• Welcome Home Act

Which group of immigrants came to California to help build the railroad and risked death or injury blasting through the mountain?

• Chinese

• Mexicans

• irish

• Whites

What caused a rush of people to California? 

• Immigration to Mexico
• Gold
• Silver
• Farmland

Which of the following statements describes how Westward Movement affected Native Americans?

• Many Native Americans were pushed off their homelands and forced onto reservations.
• They were paid for their land so that they could buy land elsewhere.
• Americans gained a better understanding of Native American culture and began treating them with respect.
• American pioneers offered to share the land with the Native Americans.