Westward Expansion practice quiz multiple Choice

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• ____ What was most of the silver deep underground in rich streaks of ore called
• ____ When mining “booms” were followed by “busts,” boomtowns turned into
• ____ Railroad construction was made possible by government financial aid and land grants called
• ____ Transcontinental Railroad completion site ____ Created by railroad companies ____ Slogan used by prospectors who flocked to Colorado in 1859
• ____ A reason Native Americans began to lose their culture ____ Factors that brought more settlers to the Plains
• ____ Gold is discovered, people migrate west, boomtowns are created, followed by ghost towns

Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Mr. Armstrong | SS8 Period: ____________ Westward Expansion PRACTICE QUIZ Multiple Choice: Answer the question with the best possible answer provided ____ What was most of the silver deep underground in rich streaks of ore called? Lodes Gold dust Rock gold Booms ____ In boomtowns, people who dealt out their own brand of justice without benefit of judge or jury were called Subsidies Miners Vigilantes Busts ____ When mining “booms” were followed by “busts,” boomtowns turned into Gold towns Ghost towns Bust towns Mining towns ____ What railroad connected the Atlantic & Pacific coasts? Atlantic Railroad Union Railroad Pacific Railroad Transcontinental Railroad ____ Railroad construction was made possible by government financial aid and land grants called Gold grants Subsidies Boomtown loans Rail loans Matching: Match the terms/ideas below with the correct definition/answer in the box ripple effect long drive Over 9 million buffalo were slaughtered by white settlers branding boomtown railroads, free land and more rain sod home Promontory Point, Utah territory 4 time zones “Pike’s peak, or bust!” ____ Transcontinental Railroad completion site ____ Created by railroad companies ____ Slogan used by prospectors who flocked to Colorado in 1859 ____ A place that developed after valuable gold or mining possibilities were discovered ____ How ranchers showed who owned cattle ____ A reason Native Americans began to lose their culture ____ Factors that brought more settlers to the Plains ____ Herding cattle 1,000 miles or more to reach railroads ____ Name for a shelter that was often built by settlers in the mid-west ____ Gold is discovered, people migrate west, boomtowns are created, followed by ghost towns Directory: cms -> lib lib -> Security Survey lib -> 1. naclo 2015 – North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad lib -> 1. naclo 2017 – North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad lib -> Chem I honors Unit 2 Notes: Numbers in Chemistry Measurement lib -> Sanderson High School ap human Geography Summer Assignment 2016 lib -> Find fantastic ousd elementary music programs lib -> American Studies Pacing Calendar 2014-2015 lib -> The ap history Timeline 8000bce-the Present lib -> Absolutism in Europe Download 10.68 Kb. Share with your friends: