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Tensions in the West Review

Authored by Taina Garcia

History

6th - 9th Grade

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Tensions in the West Review
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What law gave land away to settlers in the West?

Fugitive Slave Act
Homestead Act
Pacific Railway Act
Dawes Act

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which group was most responsible for building the Transcontinental Railroad?

former slaves
sharecroppers
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
German Immigrants

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Thousands of workers from this country worked to build the transcontinental railroad.

China
Italy
Mexico
Germany

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did the expansion of railroads affect the settlement of the West?

it encouraged people to remain in the East
it make it possible for farmers and ranchers to send their produce back to larger markets in the East
it ultimately had no real effect on settlement
it allowed Native Americans to keep their homeland

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

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Why were railroads so important during this time?

they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

This group of people herded cattle to railroad towns (cow towns).

Cowboys
Miners
Homesteaders
Railroad Workers

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What natural resource was discovered in the Black Hills (present-day South Dakota) in 1876?

oil
silver
iron ore
gold

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