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The Frontier West Quiz Review

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Kristi Carroll
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
rebuilding of a nation
uncharted land
government policies
new amendments to the Constitution
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Transcontinental Railroad helped the American economy ($) in what way
eliminated trade overseas
decreased business in the United States
expanded commerce (trade)
helped rebuild the South after the Civil War
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did the two major railroad companies hire immigrants because
President Lincoln told the companies too
not many wanted the job and immigrants were often denied work
there was a surplus of laborers
american citizens did not want a railroad
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
A major benefit of the railroad was
fewer buffalo
positive interactions between Native Americans and railroad workers
it became easier to move people and goods
the government made a lot of money
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The buffalo were important to Native Americans because
buffalo were used as transportation
buffalo kept settlers out of the West
buffalo for used for several aspects in the Native American lives
buffalo were endangered and Native Americans were attempting to save the animal population
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The Dawes Act
provided land to settlers in the West
provided education to freedmen in the South
made Native Americans become farmers and sent their children to boarding school
kept miners from living and exploring the West so Native Americans could stay nomadic
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Pictures were often taken at boarding schools for Native Americans to show
families on the reservation how happy their children were
to prove how "well" the schools were working
to show that Native American culture was still intact
to prove there was little change from life with their home tribe and at school.
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