Ch 18 Test Prep
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- Q1The major development in transportation during the years 1865 to 1900 was theconstruction of dozens of canalsconstruction of interstate highwaysmass marketing of the automobileconstruction of thousands of miles of railroad30s
- Q2In 1862, the Homestead Act was passed primarily toachieve Northern victory in the Civil Warexpand overseas markets to Asia and Europedevelop and settle the Midwest and western parts of the countryimprove the lives of freed slaves30s
- Q3Settlers on the Great Plains built homes from sod becausesod homes were cooler in summer and warmer in winterthey couldn’t afford to build homes from bricks or logsthey lacked tools with which to cut trees into lumberthere were few trees and, therefore, few logs30s
- Q4What was one approach of the farmers of the Great Plains?lode farmingwet farmingdry farmingore farming30s
- Q5What would be the best title for the list?Impact of the Transcontinental RailroadCauses of the Transcontinental Railroad30s
- Q6The main purpose of this poster was todiscourage future immigrationencourage westward migrationincrease urbanizationgive land away to former slaves30s
- Q7By 1881, more than 40,000 Exodusters moved to Kansas becausethey had plenty of money with which to start new farms and businessesthe end of Reconstruction ended federal protection for African Americans in former slave statesthey had heard about the cheap land and pleasant climate there30s
- Q8Which of the following directly led to the settlement of the Plains?Pendleton ActPacific Railway ActDawes ActHomestead Act30s
- Q9Why were buffalo important to the Native Americans on the Great Plains?The Plains Indians worshipped the buffaloBuffalo meat was their main food sourceBuffalo showed the Plains Indians where to find foodBuffalo showed the Plains Indians where to find water30s
- Q10Railroad companies hired hunters to kill buffalo for which reason?to feed the crews building the railroadto sell the meat to butchers in the Eastto sell the meat to Native Americansto use the hides as shelter30s
- Q11What was the goal of the Dawes Act?to make sure that there would always be enough reservation landto keep Native Americans children out of white-run schoolsto encourage Native Americans to become farmers and American Citizensto discourage Native Americans from moving onto reservations30s
- Q12In the period from 1860 to 1890, which experience was shared by most Native Americans living in western states?They maintained control of their traditional lands.They became farmers and small business owners.They benefited economically from government policy.They were forced to live on reservations.30s
- Q13During the late 1800s, which group favored government regulation of railroads?farmerscaptains of industrysouthern sharecroppersNative Americans30s
- Q14Which development led to the other three?The buffalo population was greatly decreased.Native American Indians were forced to move to reservations.United States troops fought a series of battles with Native American Indians.Thousands of settlers migrated west of the Mississippi River30s
- Q15When the U.S. government announced “the closing of the western frontier” in 1890, it meant thatcorporations had already consumed most of the nation’s resourcesNo vast tracts of wilderness remained to create new homesteadsNative American Indian resistance to settlement was at its heightwestern states like Oregon had closed their doors to migrants30s
