Standard 11 Quiz
Quiz by Nancy Reeves
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
- Q1
Which effect did building railroads throughout the United States have on the country?
People became more dependent on rivers for transportation.
Travel to Europe increased.
Raw materials became easier to transport
30s - Q2
Which effect did building railroads throughout the United States have on the country?
More goods could be sold or traded, which helped the economy.
New York City became the largest city in the United States.
Some parts of the country became less accessible due to railroad traffic.
30s - Q3
Which sentence BEST explains why so many Indians traveled on the “Trail of Tears”?
The Indians hoped to find land that had better weather and soil that would make it easier to farm.
The Indians heard there was gold in the western part of the country, and they wanted to get rich from it.
President Jackson felt that relocating the Indians would make more room for Americans to settle on that land.
President Jackson cared for the welfare of the Indians, so he moved them to a safer place to live.
30s - Q4
Which sentence BEST explains the effect of the Trail of Tears?
The Indians found themselves living on much richer land, which made them happier.
Over 16,000 Cherokee Indians traveled on the Trail of Tears, and 4,000 of them died.
There were no longer wars with the Indian tribes after they moved away.
Too many people were in the search for the western treasures, which caused conflict.
30s - Q5
Which economic development came as a result of westward expansion?
the creation of the Interstate Highway System
the planting of new crops such as tobacco, rice, and cotton
the construction of factories in California
the building of the Transcontinental Railroad
30s - Q6
Which phrase states a desired benefit of the United States expanding all the way to the west coast?
to increase the fishing industry in the Midwest
to make room for Mexicans to move north
to use the land to increase industry in the East
30s - Q7
Which phrase states a desired benefit of the United States expanding all the way to the west coast?
to build a Transcontinental Railroad
to import goods from other countries
to help the Native Americans prosper
30s - Q8
There were many consequences to the U.S. deciding to expand. Which phrase states negative consequence of U.S. expansion?
a decrease in slavery
American Revolution
the Trail of Tears
30s - Q9
There were many consequences to the U.S. deciding to expand. Which phrase states negative consequence of U.S. expansion?
a War with Mexico
need for a stronger federal government
the Transcontinental Railroad
30s - Q10
Westward expansion caused many sectional issues in the United States. They ultimately led to the Civil War. Which sentence BEST states an argument made by one of those sectional issues?
Southerners favored the expansion of the railways because their rivers were not suitable for trade.
Southerners favored the use of high tariffs to encourage more countries to buy cotton from them.
Westerners favored the sale of cheap land to acquire better farmland and attract more people out West.
Northerners favored the sale of cheap land as a means to clean up the slums in the urban areas.
30s - Q11
Which issue arose from the annexation of Texas to the United States?
border disputes leading to a war with Mexico
determining which crops would be taxed the highest
deciding how many Mexican immigrants would be allowed into Texas
30s - Q12
Which issue arose from the annexation of Texas to the United States?
border disputes leading to a war with Spanish-controlled Louisiana and Florida
deciding whether Texas would be a slave or free state
determining which person would supervise as the governor of the state of Texas
30s - Q13
Which statement describes westward expansion in the United States?
Railroads were built to move goods to people in the west.
Industry moved out of the northeast and into the west.
Most easterners moved west due to the influx of immigrants.
30s - Q14
Which statement describes westward expansion in the United States?
Ample water sources in the west encouraged farmers to relocate there and plant cash crops.
American Indians were driven off their lands, threatening their ways of life.
Many former slave owners moved west because it was no longer profitable to run their plantations.
30s - Q15
How did western expansion lead to economic growth in the United States?
Trading with the Native Americans in the west helped introduce new products to sell.
The western travelers had to shop at stores along their route, thus boosting the economy.
The beauty of the western states brought tourists, which helped the economy.
The natural resources in the West provided supplies for agriculture and industry.
30s