Manifest Destiny

Front

This painting best illustrates which of the following concepts? Manifest Destiny, Popular Sovereignty, Transcendentalism, Abolitionism

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

Which statement best defines the concept of Manifest Destiny?

Back

The people of the United States are entitled to expand across the continent.

Front

What factor had the greatest impact on the end of the open range system of cattle ranching?

Back

Settlers in the area used barbed wire to fence in their lands.

Front

Which event in the post-Civil War era is a cause of the other three?

• completion of the transcontinental railroad
• creation of national markets
• destruction of the buffalo
• development of towns and cities throughout the West

Back

completion of the transcontinental railroad

Front

Which legislative act had the greatest impact in encouraging Americans to move west after its passage in 1862?

Back

Homestead Act

Front

How did the United States government contribute to the trend in the last part of the 19th century?

Back

It provided land grants to railroad companies.

Front

What was the main motivation of the U.S. government in passing the Homestead Act of 1862?

Back

To encourage people to settle and farm western lands.

Front

What conclusion can be drawn from the chart outlining some effects of the railroad industry?

Back

Growth in the railroad industry stimulated economic development in the nation.

Front

Based on the illustration published in Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper in the late 1800s, what was one consequence of the construction of the transcontinental railroad?

Back

There was a decrease in the need for Native Americans to use buffalo for food and other resources.