G8 Unit 2 Review - Westward Expansion

What happened as a result of this Homestead Act application?

• The Chinese Exclusion Act was necessary to give Americans jobs.
• Native Americans on the Great Plains were forced onto reservations.
• Women's suffrage was not important in the United States.
• The Wade Davis Bill was created by the Radical Republicans .

What was a significant outcome of the document?

• The United States expanded its territory significantly.

• People in the East were discouraged from moving West.

• Life in the West became easier for settlers.

• Rodeos became a popular form of entertainment in the East.

Which statement best describes the illustrator’s perspective in this document?

• African Americans should be allowed to vote.
• Women should have the right to vote
• The government stopped working
• Americans should support statehood for Nevada and Montana

What was the primary goal of the Dawes Act regarding Native Americans?

• Integrate Native Americans into American society

• Encourage Native Americans to maintain their cultural practices

• Provide Native Americans with resources to build factories

• Support Native American leaders in becoming political figures

A historian would find this document most useful for

• Studying the impact of westward expansion on Chinese Immigrant.
• Studying the impact of westward expansion on Native Americans
• Studying the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad on mining on the 49ers.
• Studying the impact of factory work on children.

Passage of this legislation was mainly a response to

• Pressure from railroads to decrease their prices for farmers
• the increase in Chinese workers on the West Coast
• the increase in Irish immigrants in the United States.
• the purchase of Alaska.

Which group of people were most negatively impacted by the events depicted in the image below?

• German and Irish laborers.
• Chinese laborers.
• children.
• women.

This image demonstrates the views of which of the following political parties?

• Democratic Party
• Populist Party
• Republican Party
• Green Party

The group represented with this image is mostly closely associated with which of the following amendments?

• The 14th Amendment
• The 17th Amendment
• 15th Amendment
• 1st Amendment

What is a conclusion that can be drawn from the map below?

• Native Americans in New York have kept their land throughout history.
• Native American tribes in New York have been reduced to very small reservations.
• Natives in New York have fought many wars.
• Natives in New York do not care about the land they possess.