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Chapter 19 Test
Westward Expansion

Matching
Directions: Match the term with the corresponding definition by writing the correct letter in the
space provided.

______1. Transcontinental Railroad a. Spanish term for cowhand

b. Name for pioneer farmers on the
Great Plains
______2. Gold Standard c. A policy under which the
government backs every dollar with
a certain amount of gold.
______3. Boomtown
d. Journey that takes cattle by foot to a
railway.
______4. Vaquero e. Name for African Americans who
settled on the Great Plains.
f. 1862 law that offered 160 acres free
______5. Homestead Act to anyone who agreed to live on and
improve the land for five years.
g. Railroad that spanned the U.S.
______6. Dawes Act continent.
h. 1887 law that distributed reservation
land to individual Native American
______7. Exodusters owners.
i. Town that experiences sudden
growth in population or economic
______8. Long Drive
activity.
j. Political party formed in 1890s that
______9. Sodbusters wanted a policy that would raise crop
prices.

______10. Populist Party

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Multiple Choice
Directions: Read the question and select the best option from the list. Write the correct letter in
the space provided.
______1. Which of the following was a benefit of the Railroads?
a. The economies of the East and West were linked
b. The number of settlers on the Frontier increased
c. Standard time zones were created
d. All of the above
______2. Which Railroad company started building their half of the Transcontinental
Railroad in Sacramento, California and employed many Chinese immigrants?
a. Central Pacific
b. Union Pacific
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
______3. Which Railroad company started building their half of the Transcontinental
Railroad in Omaha, Nebraska and employed people from a variety of backgrounds?
a. Central Pacific
b. Union Pacific
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
______4. __________________ were lucky miners that became instant millionaires.
a. Banana Barons
b. Bonanza Miners
c. Banana Miners
d. Bonanza Barons
______5. Which of the following is not something that describes an American cowhand?
a. They knew how to round-up, rope, brand cattle, and ride horses.
b. They were a diverse group of men and some women.
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
______6. Which of the following is true of buffalo soldiers?
a. They were named by Native Americans for their short curly hair
b. They were the people hired by the government to shoot the buffalo
c. They were a vigilante group in the Wild West
d. None of these are true about the buffalo soldiers
______7. Which of the following was the result of a meeting in Wyoming between the
United States government and the plains tribes?
a. First Treaty of Laramie
b. First Treaty of Sand Creek
c. The grand meeting of the Black Hills
d. Wounded Knee Massacre

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______8. Which of the following was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn?
a. General George McClellan
b. General Ulysses S. Grant
c. Lieutenant Colonel George Custer
d. Colonel Harland Sanders
______9. Which of the following was a result of the First Treaty of Laramie?
a. The First Treaty of Laramie did not exist.
b. None of the Plains tribes signed the treaty because it cheated them
c. Government officials set boundaries for the tribal lands
d. None of the above
______10. What happened in the Sand Creek Massacre?
a. It is not as big of a deal as some people make it out to be
b. Custer and his men were ambushed and killed by Native Americans
c. A group of Native Americans met in Laramie to discuss politics
d. The Colorado militia ambushed and killed hundreds of Native Americans
______11. What was the result of the Second Treaty of Laramie?
a. Native Americans were given a large reservation in the Black Hills
b. It ended the Battle of Bull Run
c. It gave miners rights to the gold in the Black Hills
d. 200 Cheyenne Men, Women, and Children were killed
______12. What kind of role did women have on the frontier?
a. They did not have any role because women did not have any rights
b. Some women were cowhands and others were able to claim land
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
______13. Who ran for President three times and did not win any of those times?
a. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Rutherford B. Hayes
c. William Jennings Bryan
d. William McKinley
______14. What is the official name of the Grange, or Grangers?
a. The Patrons of Husbandry
b. The Farmers Guild of Husbandry
c. Grangers, Farmers, Husbands
d.Husbandry Farmers of the Grange
______15. Which of the following was not an outlaw of The Wild West?
a. Jesse James
b. The “Bandit Queen”
c. John Wesley Hardin
d. All of these were outlaws

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Map:
Directions: Label the Native American tribes on the map by writing the name in the space below
the map, next to the correct number.

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Short Answer
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. You will need to use a
minimum of 2-3 complete sentences to answer them.
1. How did the government encourage the building of the first transcontinental railroad?

2. What do you think would be the most difficult challenge in starting a new life on the
Great Plains? Explain.

Essay
Directions: Use complete sentences when writing your essay. You will need to answer the
question with at least 5 complete sentences. You may need more than 5 sentences to provide a
good argument and back that argument up. Answer the following question on the back of this
page.
1. Native Americans were forced from their homelands and forced onto small reservations.
These reservations were sometimes hundreds of miles from home. You have two choices
for this question. You can put yourself in the moccasins of a Native American and
describe what life would have been like living in a completely new area after the
American Government had forced you off of your land, or you can put yourself in the
shoes of the American Government and tell me how you would have handled relocating
the Native Americans (if you would have moved them at all).