Westward Expansion

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The Homestead Act was when the United States gave away ___________ to settlers.

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plots of land

Front

In 1869, the Transcontinental Railroad was finished. It made traveling out west much quicker than ever before. True or False?

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True

Front

Which piece of legislation caused the Trail of Tears? Options: Dawes Act, Great Compromise, 3/5 Compromise, Indian Removal Act

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Indian Removal Act

Front

Which of the following connected the Eastern US to the Western US? Erie Canal, Mississippi River, Transcontinental Railroad, Gulf of Mexico

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Transcontinental Railroad

Front

"From Sea to Shining Sea..." can best be used to describe --

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Manifest Destiny

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

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The Dawes Act

Front

How did the arrival of settlers change the Great Plains?

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Shift from hunting to farming, Increase of the white settlers in the West, Expansion of railroads and the rise of new towns

Front

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

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True

Front

Lack of jobs, poverty, famine, war, and persecution are all examples of:

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Push Factor

Front

Economic opportunities (jobs), religious freedom, improved living conditions are all:

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Pull Factors