GeographySanta Fe is in which state?
A. Arizona
B. New Mexico
C. Colorado
D. California
GeographyWhich capital belongs to the non-
contiguous region?
A. Sacramento
B. Tallahassee
C. Honolulu
D. Richmond
GeographyWhich group of famous cities would
you find in the Northeastern part of the
United States?
A. San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle
B. Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit
C. New York, Boston, Pittsburgh
D. Atlanta, Washington D.C., New Orleans
GeographyWhat United States city is known for
their steel plants?
A. Pittsburgh
B. Detroit
C. Chicago
D. Philadelphia
GeographyIf you were an African American in the
1920’s, where would you live in order to
have a better standard of living?
A. Montgomery, Alabama
B. Nashville, Tennessee
C. Boston, Massachusetts
D. Atlanta, Georgia
GeographyThe textile industry in the United
States is associated with what area?
A. New England
B. Pacific Region
C. Detroit
D. Los Angeles
GeographyWhat states are located in the
southwest region of the United States?
A. Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire
B. Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico
C. Alaska, California, Hawaii
D. Maryland, Delaware, Virginia
GeographyWhich group of cities is located in the
southwestern region of the United
States?
A. Honolulu, Juneau
B. Atlanta, New Orleans
C. San Antonio, Santa Fe
D. Boston, Philadelphia
Westward ExpansionChief Joseph led the Nez Perce Indians
toward Canada, but finally decided he
must -A. Enjoy life on a reservation
B. Surrender to the army
C. Live in Mexico
D. Continue to fight
Westward ExpansionWhat led to the collapse of the cattle
drives in the west?A. There was no way to get the cattle to the
east.
B. There were too many cattle for the open range.
C. The creation of the transcontinental railroad.
D. Sheep ranchers took over the open range.
Westward Movement
After the Civil War, what two valuable
minerals were discovered in the West?
A. coal and silver
B. copper and coal
C. gold and coal
D. silver and gold
Westward Expansion
What was the result of prospectors
moving to new mining sites?
A. Homesteads
B. Boom towns
C. Indian reservations
D. Ghost towns
Westward Expansion
How did the invention of barbed wire and the steel
plow influence the westward movement?
A. It allowed people to move to more challenging environments.
B. It improved tobacco farming in Virginia.
C. It improved railroad construction.
D. It allowed farmers to plant more crops.
Westward ExpansionDue to low rainfall on the Great Plains,
farmers adapted their techniques by
using which of the following?
A. Sod homes
B. Dry farming
C. Railroads
D. Barbed wire
Westward ExpansionWhat form of shelter did settlers use
because of the scarcity of trees on the
Great Plains?
A. Teepee
B. Grass hut
C. Log cabin
D. Sod house
Westward ExpansionWhat new invention allowed wheat
farmers to harvest their crops more
quickly?
A. Steel plow
B. Windmill
C. Barbed wire
D. Railroads
Westward ExpansionWhich best describes the features and
climate of the Great Plains?
A. Flatlands that rise gradually from east to west.
B. Land eroded by dust storms and water
C. Low rainfall
D. All of the above
Westward ExpansionWhat reason caused people to expand
westward?
A. Opportunities for land ownership
B. Transcontinental railroad
C. Gold and silver
D. All of the above
Westward ExpansionWhat physical feature of the Great
Plains made the land ideal for raising
cattle?
A. Abundant trees
B. Flat open prairie
C. Large rivers
D. Rolling hills
Westward ExpansionWhat motivated the government policy
of forcing all Native Americans onto
reservations?
A. A desire to protect their way of life
B. To give them voting rights
C. To get more land for settlers
D. To punish settlers for stealing land
Westward ExpansionThe idea of Manifest Destiny meant
what?A. Native Americans had an equal claim to
the lands in the west.
B. Slavery should be allowed in the west.
C. No more European colonies would be allowed in America.
D. The United States had the right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
Westward ExpansionCrazy Horse and Sitting Bull played a
part in the _____?
A. Battle of Little Big Horn
B. Civil War
C. Sand Creek Massacre
D. Spanish American War
Westward ExpansionThe completion of the Transcontinental
Railroad in 1869 contributed to the
settlement of what region of the United
States?A. Northeast
B. Southeast
C. Western Rocky Mountains
D. Non-contiguous
Westward ExpansionWhat was the impact of the westward
movement on the Native Americans?
A. Reservations
B. Gold
C. Homestead Act
D. Civil War
Westward ExpansionBuffalo in the west were on the verge
Of _____?
A. Being domesticated
B. Extermination
C. Set aside for Indians
D. All of the above
Westward ExpansionWhich of the following was a provision
of the Homestead Act?
A. Gold
B. Transcontinental Railroad
C. 160 acres of land
D. Cattle drives
Westward ExpansionWhich of the following men fought in
the Battle of Little Big Horn?
A. George Custer
B. Teddy Roosevelt
C. Chief Joseph
D. Abraham Lincoln
Westward ExpansionThe Transcontinental Railroad helped
to link the following?
A. Arctic Ocean to the Indian Ocean
B. Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
C. Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
D. Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean
Westward ExpansionAn Indian reservation is?
A. Hunting ground for all Americans
B. A national park for Indians
C. Land set aside for Indians
D. Land set aside for buffalo
Westward ExpansionThe Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by?
A. Granting land for the construction of the transcontinental railroad
B. Allowing slavery to spread through the territories
C. Providing free land to settlers
D. Placing Native Americans on reservations