Review of 2.1 and 2.2

I am the railroad that connects the East Coast and the West Coast of the United States. What am I?

• Transcontinental Railroad

• the Pony Express

• covered wagons

• the Oregon Trail

What problems did westward expansion cause for Native Americans?

• They had no food.

• They were cold.

• They had to relocate and leave their homes.

What geographical obstacles did pioneers face while moving west?

• Mountain ranges, rivers, and deserts  
• Sickness or disease 
• Fighting with Native Americans 
• Bad weather or storms

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. 

What were Boom Towns?

• Towns that were developed when gold and silver was found in a particular place. 
• Towns that were abandoned after the gold and silver mines were depleted.
• Towns where dynamite was found
• Towns where loud sounds were often heard.

Which of the following would BEST describe the effect of the idea of the Manifest Destiny?

• American citizens should have the right to farm in the western U.S

• American women should be able to own their own property.

• America should extend from Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean.

• All Native Americans should live west of the Mississippi River.

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

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

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

• the amount of bison did not change
• the amount of bison decreased
• the amount of bison increased
• bison migrated east

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the Native Americans move east

• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supply and resources

• the railroads increased the amount of land the Native Americans had

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

• the gold runs out in the local mine

• the railroad moves its station away from the town

• both

• none of the above