U.S. History Unit 1 Review

The primary goal of manifest destiny was to

• secession of southern states from the nation

• removal of European influence from South America

• end slavery in the new territories

• expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean

What was the main reason for the need for transportation improvements during the cattle boom?

• Transport cattle to railroads in Kansas

• Transport cattle to railroads in Texas

• Transport cattle to railroads in California

• Transport cattle to railroads in New York

Why were railroads important to the cattle industry in the late 1800s?

• They allowed cattle to be shipped to distant markets

• They provided food for cattle

• They helped ranchers find new grazing land

• They protected cattle from predators

What was the purpose of the Homestead Act?

• 160 acres to settlers, own after 5 years of cultivation

• 200 acres to settlers, own after 10 years of cultivation

• 100 acres to settlers, own after 3 years of cultivation

• 50 acres to settlers, own after 2 years of cultivation

When was gold discovered in Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush?

• 1896

• 1886

• 1906

• 1876

What is the Transcontinental Railroad?

• a railroad that connected the east coast to the west coast

• a railroad that connected all of the big cities in the east

• a railroad built in Beaufort, SC

• a railroad company that made a lot of money

What was the impact of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Easier transport of goods by raw material producers to urban markets

• Slower transport of goods by raw material producers to urban markets

• No impact on transport of goods

• Decreased transport costs for finished products

What was the role of windmills in farming?

• Increased productivity

• Decreased productivity

• No impact on productivity

• Reduced water supply

Which invention helped settlers on the Great Plains protect their private property? 

• plantation system
• barbed wire
• steel plow
• water-pumping windmill 

 As more and more settlers moved onto the great plain, crops like corn began being overproduced resulting in - 

• plenty of food to feed the local community

• farmers selling their crops for large sums of money

• farmers trading and bartering their crops with other settlers

• the price of the crops decreasing