US Westward

US Westward

11th Grade

81 Qs

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US Westward

US Westward

Assessment

Quiz

History

11th Grade

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Created by

Jana Angelle

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81 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

The western frontier at the end of the nineteenth century was most transformed by
Railroads
The mechanical mower-reaper
The Homestead Act
The Dawes Severalty Act

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Congress passed the Dawes Severalty Act in 1887 in order to
Put Native Americans on reservations
Preserve Native American culture
Force Native Americans to assimilate into white American culture as quickly as possible
Encourage all Native Americans to move to Canada

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Many farmers in the Midwest hated the railroad companies because they
All of the above
Issued unfair rebates to larger agricultural shippers
Didn’t publish standard fares
Overcharged for even the shortest hauls

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Members of the Ghost Dance Movement sought to
Turn away white settlers and return to traditional ways of life
Resolve differences with whites and assimilate into white American culture as quickly as possible
Increase cultural awareness of Native American traditions among whites
Move all Native Americans to Canada

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following does not represent a group that participated significantly in westward migration after 1870?
recent immigrants from Northern Europe and Canada
African American “exodusters” escaping racism and seeking economic opportunities
former Southern slaveholders seeking land and new financial opportunities
recent Chinese immigrants seeking gold in California

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following represents an action that the U.S. government took to help Americans fulfill the goal of western expansion?
the passage of the Homestead Act
the official creation of the philosophy of Manifest Destiny
the development of stricter immigration policies
the introduction of new irrigation techniques

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

What specific types of hardships did an average American farmer NOT face as he built his homestead in the Midwest?
hostile Indian attacks
droughts
insect swarms
limited building supplies

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