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Westward Expansion 8
8th Grade SS Westward Expansion Test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which NFL team’s name, teaches us about the gold rush? | 49'ers |
| What year was the Gold Rush? | 1849 |
| Where was the Gold Rush? | California |
| What were some positive effects of the Gold Rush? | West settled quickly, East businesses expanded |
| What were some negative effects of the Gold Rush? | Native Americans lost their land, Buffalo were killed/wiped out, land was polluted |
| Tent cities developed because..... | miners had nowhere else to live |
| What is present at a cow town? | Railroads to transport the cows |
| Who were cowboys? | Chinese, African Americans, White settlers, Women, Mexicans |
| What was the Pony Express? | How mail was delivered to the West |
| To encourage people to move westward, the government gave away what, so people could have homes? | Land |
| What problems did people face while living on the plains? | few trees, droughts (lack of water), isolation (no neighbors nearby) |