Westward Expansion Review

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Period 8

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1. Which of these was an effect of mining in the West?

• The female population grew as women were recruited to run businesses.
• The population increased greatly as people came hoping to get rich.
• Large mining companies invested in safer mining equipment.
• Large permanent cities developed around the mining camps.

2. One effect of mining in the West was the ______________ , which experienced quick population growth and then sudden decline.

• boomtown
• cattletown
• company town
• ghost town

3. Who was instrumental to the success of the boomtowns?

• The Miners
• The Women
• The Native Americans
• The cowboys

4. What caused the demand for beef to increase in the East after the Civil War?

• growing population
• the expansion westward of settlers
• anger towards vegetarianism
• the loss of freedom due to martial law

6. Which of these were serious challenges for the railroad companies building the transcontinental railroad? Select the three correct answers.

• crossing mountain ranges
• getting food and supplies to workers in remote areas
• finding enough workers to do the most dangerous tasks
• facing beautiful weather and open spaces
• having enough land upon which to lay the tracks

7. Which immigrant group was often used for dangerous and difficult work on the Central Pacific Railroad?

• Chinese
• German
• Irish
• Mexican

10. Which of these describes the Massacre at Wounded Knee?

• the Sioux’s last major victory
• the last major incident of the wars on the Great Plains
• the battle where Geronimo surrendered
• the worst defeat suffered by the U.S. Army on the Great Plains