Chapter 5 Quiz - Changes on the Frontier

Which is NOT a conclusion that can be made about the transcontinental railroad?

• Goods were transported across country
• Travel across the country was possible
• Populations in the west increased
• Railroad reduced the size of the US

Why did Americans move to the West?

• To escape religious persecution

• To assimilate to Native American culture

• To better themselves economically (money or land)

• Because Lebron moved to the Lakers

What happened to Custer at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

• He killed all of the Lakota tribe

• He and his soldiers were killed by Native Americans

• He made a peace treaty with the Sioux tribe

• He surrendered to the Native American warriors

What is the term that means someone adopts the culture and customs of a dominant culture? For example, a Polish immigrant adopts American customs and culture after moving to the U.S.

• Assimilation

• Tribalism

• Nativism

• Public transportation

The __________ railroad spread from the East to the West in the U.S.

• Transcontinental

• Southern

• Transnationalism

• Pacific

The Dawes Act was about:

• ending the "spoils system" with tests for the civil service

• Making monopolies illegal

• assimilation of the American Indians

Why did the Populist Party want free coinage of silver?

• To increase the amount of money in circulation

• To reduce economic inflation

• To raise campaign contribution limits

• To decrease the bargaining power of labor unions

1 During the late 19th century, the Federal Government helped the transcontinental railroad companies by

• breaking up the railroad monopolies
• providing free land for railroad construction
• setting safety standards for railroad operations
• establishing uniform shipping rates

3. In the late 1800s, farmers pressed for government regulation of railroads because the farmers believed that the railroads were

• overcharging them for services
• ignoring the service needs of major cities
• refusing the transport the farmers' crops to market
• ignoring safety standards

What has happened in this picture?

• Native Americans have been shown how good American life is.

• Native Americans have been taken in by a caring family

• Native Americans have adopted American ways to help protect their tribal traditions

• Native Americans have been assimilated and have lost part of their culture