Level 2: Westward Expansion

Front

What piece of legislation distributed free land in the Great Plains and primarily attracted farmers? Options: The Homestead Act, The Interstate Commerce Act, The Dawes Act, The American Indian Citizenship Act

Back

The Homestead Act

Front

This law was aimed at assimilating Native Americans by offering reservation land on the condition of renouncing their tribes.

Back

The Dawes Act

Front

How did the arrival of settlers change the Great Plains?

Back

All of the Above

Front

Assimilation is the process of adapting or adjusting to the culture of another group or nation.

Back

True

Front

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US?

Erie Canal

,

Mississippi River

,

Transcontinental Railroad

,

Gulf of Mexico

Back

Transcontinental Railroad

Front

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Back

All of the above

Front

What was the main purpose of the Homestead Act?

Back

to encourage settlement on the Great Plains

Front

The process where one person or group blends and becomes part of a larger group

Back

assimilation

Front

What did the Homestead Act do?

Back

Allowed settlers to claim 160 acres in the West for free

Front

What took land from Indian tribes and promoted assimilation?

Back

Dawes Act