The Frontier West Quiz Review

The word frontier (for this unit) means

• rebuilding of a nation

• uncharted land

• government policies

• new amendments to the Constitution

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

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

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

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

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

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.

The Transcontinental Railroad can be considered

• an advancement in transportation

• an excellent use of American waterways

• something that had no effect on American society

• a quick creation by the American government.

The Homestead Act

• provided free tickets on the Transcontinental Railroad

• provided free land in West to those willing to farm it for five years

• provided money to those willing to start a new business

• provided food to those traveling across the country by wagon

Why did Cowboys start "The Cattle Drive"

• Texans did not want wild cattle in their state

• Texan cattle were now worth money if they could be transported to the railroad

• Texan cattle was in high demand for East coast rodeo shows.

• Native Americans found a use for the wild cattle and needed them transported to Reservations.