Chapter 14 QUIZ Review

Question 1

What school did Booker T. Washington establish in Alabama?

Answer 1

Tuskegee Institute

Question 2

What scientist is known for his work with plants and his ability to create many things with peanuts and sweet potatoes?

Answer 2

Carver

Question 3

By the middle of the 1800s, what was the last frontier that remained to be settled?

Answer 3

Great Plains and area around the Rocky Mountains

Question 4

What did the buffalo provide for the Indians?

Answer 4

Food, shelter, clothing

Question 5

What is a reservation?

Answer 5

An piece of land set aside by the government for the Indians to live on

Question 6

What is a transcontinental railroad?

Answer 6

A railroad that stretches from coast to coast (East to West)

Question 7

Which two railroad companies built the transcontinental railroad?

Answer 7

Union Pacific Company and Central Pacific Company

Question 8

When and where was the transcontinental railroad finished?

Answer 8

1869 at Promontory Point, Utah

Question 9

What two changes were brought about by the transcontinental railroad?

Answer 9

1. It helped to settle the West

2. It brought the East closer to the West

Question 10

What was the cowboy’s main job?

Answer 10

To take care of the cattle

Question 11

What is a sudden running around of frightened cattle called?

Answer 11

A stampede