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Question

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What belief was behind Manifest Destiny?
A. Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers’ American way of life.
B. Settlers would benefit from the exchange of ideas from Native Americans in the West.
C. Settlers and Native Americans should co-exist peacefully but separately and come into contact as little as possible.
D. Native Americans and settlers could share the western land and work together to live in this difficult area.

CORRECT ANSWER: A. Native Americans would benefit from the introduction of the settlers' American way of life.

What was the significance of the transcontinental railroad?
A. It was the most expensive way to travel, so only the wealthy could afford to migrate to other parts of the country.
B. American Indians who were looking for work often took jobs working on the railroad.
C. The railroad was better for the environment than other ways to travel at the time.
D. People could more quickly and easily travel from coast to coast.

CORRECT ANSWER: D. People could more quickly and easily travel from coast to coast.

What was a key difference between why most farmers and miners went out west?
A. Miners wanted to establish towns where they could bring their families, while farmers tended to be single men who wanted to live alone.
B. Farmers often wanted to work for ranchers, while miners wanted to be self-employed.
C. Miners wanted to leave as soon as they found enough gold, while farmers wanted to own land and settle permanently.
D. Farmers wanted to live alongside Native Americans, while miners wanted to push them off their land.

CORRECT ANSWER: C. Miners wanted to leave as soon as they found enough gold, while farmers wanted to own land and settle permanently.

What killed many women on the western frontier?
A. complications of childbirth
B. violent fights over land
C. poor conditions in mines
D. gunshot wounds

CORRECT ANSWER: A. complications of childbirth

How did western settlers impact the bison population?
A. Live bison were sent to other regions where they had not previously lived.
B. So many bison were killed for sport that the species became endangered.
C. Bison bred with cows so often that pure bison became hard to find.
D. Bison herds migrated to new regions in order to find more grass to eat.

CORRECT ANSWER: B. So many bison were killed for sport that the species became endangered.