Western Expansion

Western Expansion

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History

8th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

The idea of manifest destiny was used to

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support westward expansion

2.

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Front

Which group of people settled in the Rocky Mountains? Options: Sod busters, Prospectors, Cowboys, Homesteaders

Back

Prospectors

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Who followed the miners? Options: prospectors, homesteaders, Native Americans, merchants

Back

merchants

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Boomtowns helped to settle the frontier by

Back

attracting miners westward

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

In the late 1840's many people moved to California to

Back

look for gold

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did the government encourage the railroad companies to build?

Back

giving land grants and money

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the US? Options: it destroyed the Native American's way of life, settlement of the frontier increased, trade around the nation expands, all of the above

Back

all of the above

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