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