M2 Westward Expansion Assessment

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

How did the western expansion impact the buffalo population?

• the amount of buffalo did not change

• this almost caused the buffalo's extinction

• the amount of buffalo increased

• buffalo migrated east

What was the cause of a town becoming a ghost town?

• the gold runs out in the local mine

• ghosts scared the people away

• both

• none of the above

Hydraulic mining is...?

• extracting gold by using high pressure water

• circling dirt and rocks from a river in a pan so the heavier gold stays

• digging tunnels and blasting

• mining did not provide any jobs for local residents

Which of the following was an effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• they became rich

• they were forced to live on reservations and live in poverty

• they fought off the settlers and formed their own country: Indiana

• Native American culture became widely adopted by white settlers

William McKinley was supported by the ____________ and was the __________ Presidential candidate in 1896.

• miners and was the Whig

• bimedalists and was the Populist

• Southerners and was the Democrat

• goldbugs and was the Republican

Exodusters choose to move west in hopes of finally owning land and escaping discrimination. They were:

• European Immigrants
• Asian Immigrants
• Mexican Americans
• African Americans

What invention helped prevent cattle from escaping?

• bean picker
• barbed wire fences

• steel plow
• windmills 

How did the transcontinental railroad change the economy of the United States?

• It transported agricultural products to processing centers and helped major industries such as flour milling and meat processing develop in cities like Chicago. 
• It transported people to the cities to work in factories. 
• It transported Native Americans to the west. 
•  It transported raw materials to build factories in the west. 

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

How did most people travel to the west?

• Boat
• transformer

• Car
• Covered Wagon