Review
Use the time zone map below to answer questions 1-4.
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_____ 1. On the time zone map, the zone labeled Time Zone #1 represents the following time zone: A.
Eastern Time B. Pacific Time C. Central Time D. Mountain Time.
_____ 2. On the time zone map, the zone labeled Time Zone #2 represents the following time zone: A.
Eastern Time B. Pacific Time C. Central Time D. Mountain Time.
_____ 3. On the time zone map, the zone labeled Time Zone #3 represents the following time zone: A.
Eastern Time B. Pacific Time C. Central Time D. Mountain Time.
_____ 4. On the time zone map, the zone labeled Time Zone #4 represents the following time zone: A.
Eastern Time B. Pacific Time C. Central Time D. Mountain Time.
_____ 5. The railroad lines adopted a width between the rails of 4 feet, 8.5 inches called
A.
B.
C.
D.
standard gauge
transcontinental railroad
rebates
pools
_____ 6. Large railroads offered secret discounts to their best customers called
A.
B.
C.
D.
railroad barons
pools
rebates
standard gauge
_____ 7. Secret agreements among the railroad barons set rates for a region to help the railroads earn
higher profits were called
A.
B.
C.
D.
railroad barons
pools
rebates
standard gauge
8.)Which group of people is most likely to have the following reason for traveling west during the
late 1800s in America?
They found gold at Pikes Peak in Colorado!
A. Ranchers B. Farmers, settlers C. Miners D. Railroad companies
9.)Which group of people is most likely to have the following reason for traveling west during the
late 1800s in America?
The Homestead Act offers 160 acres to people willing to improve the land!
A. Ranchers B. Farmers, settlers C. Miners D. Railroad companies
10.)Which group of people is most likely to have the following reason for traveling west during the
late 1800s in America?
The beef is cheap in Texas, but it would be worth a lot of money to markets back East!
A. Ranchers B. Farmers, settlers C. Miners D. Railroad companies
11.)Which group of people is most likely to have the following reason for traveling west during the
late 1800s in America?
The government is willing to pay big money (land-grant subsidies) to help link transportation from
the Atlantic coast of the country with the Pacific coast!
A. Ranchers B. Farmers, settlers C. Miners D. Railroad companies
12.) Which group of people is most likely to have the following reason for traveling west during the
late 1800s in America?
We need a place to raise our families with religious freedom!
A. Ranchers B. Farmers, settlers C. Miners D. Railroad companies
13.)Which group of people is a result of the lawlessness, violence, and stealing in boomtowns?
A. vigilantes B. vaqueros C. sodbusters D. prospectors
14.) Which of the following methods helped settlers on the Plains succeed despite the lack of water
and irrigation for crops?
A. sod houses B. dry farming C. barbed wire D. livestock
15.) Which problem did barbed wire help settlers and farmers overcome?
A. lack of water B. lack of wood or lumber C. Indian attacks D. loneliness
16.) Which group of people did not benefit from railroad expansion in the West during the 1800s?
A. Miners
B. Settlers
C. Ranchers D. Native Americans
17.) Which of the following was NOT a reason that railroad companies killed herds of buffalo during
Westward expansion?
A. They used buffalo meat to feed the large crews of railroad workers.
B. They used every part of the buffalo as food, tools, and clothing.
C. They didn’t want herds of buffalo to block the railroad lines.
D. They allowed passengers to shoot buffalo as sport.
18.) Which of the following statements was a result or consequence of Westward expansion for
Native Americans?
A. Native Americans lived a nomadic lifestyle following the buffalo.
B. Native Americans were forced to live on reservations.
C. Native Americans were welcomed in boomtowns.
D. Native Americans learned cattle herding skills from vaqueros.
19.) The mining of the Comstock Lode is an example of which fact about mining?
A. Large mining companies used machinery and manpower to remove precious ore from lodes
where it was trapped in rock.
B. Miners were attracted by the discovery of gold in 1848 in California.
C. Miners often panned for gold in streams and rivers.
D. Miners looked for gold in the Black Hills on Native American lands.
20. Select the best sentence based on cause and effect and the meaning of words.
a. Moving Native Americans to reservations caused a belief in Manifest Destiny.
b. A belief in Manifest Destiny was a cause that led to moving Native Americans to reservations
c. Moving Native Americans to reservations caused them to become nomads.