3.11: Westward Expansion Flashcard

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1.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What was the belief that the US should span from the Atlantic to the Pacific called?
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Manifest Destiny
2.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Which event led to the doubling of the size of the United States? Options: Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Oregon Treaty, Mexican Cession
Back
Louisiana Purchase
3.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What event began after gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill outside Sacramento in 1848?
Back
Gold Rush
4.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
This act of the government gave 150 acres of land for free to encourage settlement of the west.
Back
The Homestead Act
5.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Sodbusters or settlers constructed their homes on the plains using what materials?
Back
Sod/Dirt
6.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
What role did the buffalo play in the lives of Plains Indians?
Back
They were a source of food, clothing, tools, and shelter.
7.
FLASHCARD QUESTION
Front
Why did many Exodusters move to Kansas in 1879? Options: to take advantage of cheap labor on new railroad lines south to Texas, to homestead new land because African Americans’ rights were challenged at the end of Reconstruction, to establish townships, transportation systems, and courts in rural areas of the new state, to escape fierce competition for mining rights in Colorado, Wyoming, and California
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to homestead new land because African Americans’ rights were challenged at the end of Reconstruction
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