Westward Expansion after the Civil War

Westward Expansion after the Civil War

8th Grade

22 Qs

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Westward Expansion after the Civil War

Westward Expansion after the Civil War

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define Vigilante

a group of farmers who pooled their money to make large purchases of large purchases of tools, seeds, etc.

a person who takes the law into their own hands

the herding or moving of cattle over long distances

grants of land or money

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The most important animal to the Plains Indians was

the sheep

the longhorn

the buffalo

the cow

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The rise of new towns, new states, and influx of immigration to the United States, was a direct result of the

construction of the transcontinental railroad

reservation system

construction of the Aswan Dam

need for vigilantes to maintain order in towns

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define cattle drive

groups of farmers who pooled their money to purchase tools, seeds, etc.

lands set aside for Native Americans to live on

settlement at the end of the cattle drive that had saloons, dance hall, etc.

the herding and moving of cattle over long distances

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did mining and railroads attract people to the west?

offered jobs and a chance to get rich

affordable housing in the west

tropical climates

a chance for religious freedom

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Define reservation

the herding and moving of cattle over long distances

settlement at the end of the cattle drive that has saloons, dance hall, etc.

a person that the law into their own hands

land set aside for Native Americans to live on

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following played the greatest role

in helping to build the transcontinental railroad?

Mexicans

Native Americans

Chinese and Irish immigration

Women

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