Westward Expansion

Front

Which of the following best describes Manifest Destiny?

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The idea that the U.S. had permission from God to expand west

Front

Which of the following would be the BEST way to describe the US government’s approach to dealing with Native Americans after the Civil War? Options: conquest, meaning the government used military might to take over Native lands; negotiation, meaning that the government proceeded with peaceful means; compensation, meaning the government paid tribal leaders for their lands; barter, meaning Native Americans surrendered lands in exchange for various promises.

Back

conquest, meaning the government used military might to take over Native lands

Front

Which minority group still maintains a large presence in California due to the Gold Rush?
Options: African Americans, Chinese, Japanese, Cherokee

Back

Chinese

Front

Why were Mormons seeking a place to live in the West?

Back

They were being persecuted for their beliefs.

Front

Which group made huge profits during the Gold Rush?

Back

merchants

Front

Discoveries made in California more than doubled the world's supply of which item?

Back

Gold

Front

The "Trail of Tears" refers to the Cherokee tribe __________.

Back

being forced to leave their homes in Georgia

Front

What event in 1862 encouraged settlement of the Great Plains?

Back

passage of the Homestead Act

Front

Which government action most encouraged the building of the transcontinental railroad? Options: Native American tribes in the West were forced to settle in reservations, The Interstate Commerce Act was passed, The U.S. government nationalized the nation's railroads, Railroad builders received loans and land grants from the federal government

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Railroad builders received loans and land grants from the federal government

Front

The Dawes Act focused specifically on breaking up reservations and tribal communities by granting land allotments to individual American Indians. Which issue was central to the Dawes Act?

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assimilation