APUSH AMSCO bonus/analysis questions with correct answers

List 5 major changes in the American West caused by the "settlement of the last frontier" CORRECT ANSWER 1. open western land fenced in 2. modernized towns 3. buffalo herds wiped out 4. crisscrossed by steel rails 5. 10 new western states to what extent was the Chinese Exclusion Act a turning point in American foreign policy? explain the rationales behind this action. CORRECT ANSWER was one of the first acts in the American History that began to limit immigration, showed how Americans were beginning to shift away from the "melting pot" mentality and it moved toward isolationist attitudes To what extent was the 1862 Pacific Railway Act responsible for westward migration? ATFP ( address the full prompt )and defend your answer with at least one specific piece of evidence CORRECT ANSWER it was very responsible for westward migration because it made it easy to get to the frontier. Pacific Railroad Act made it easy for railroad to sell and surround the settlers list 4 ways surviving pioneers in the west adapted to the environment of the great plains CORRECT ANSWER 1. used dams and irrigation systems 2. built deep water wells 3. used barbed wire fences 4. planted russian wheat based on what you know about the en