The Frontier West Quiz Review

The Frontier West Quiz Review

8th Grade

11 Qs

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The Frontier West Quiz Review

The Frontier West Quiz Review

Assessment

Quiz

Social Studies

8th Grade

Medium

Created by

Kristi Carroll

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11 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The word frontier (for this unit) means

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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