Westward Expansion Challenges

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What was one unique challenge that Chinese Immigrants faced due to their role in Westward Expansion? .... They will not become permanent citizens, nor identify their lives and interests with the country….But I am inclined to look upon them as an inauspicious element of society. They have neither the strength of body nor the power of mind to cope with us in the common affairs of life... ' -Excerpt from Hinton R. Helper, 'The Land of Gold: Reality Versus Fiction' (1855).

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Refusing to give up their culture

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Based on the excerpt below, what was one unique challenge that Chinese Immigrants faced due to their role in Westward Expansion? 'Pitiful is the twenty-year sojourner, Unable to make it home.' -Lamentations of Stranded Sojourners (1911).

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Homesickness

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What challenges did travelers along the Oregon Trail face in terms of transportation and supplies?

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Wagons carried less than 2000 pounds of supplies, including tools, clothing, and food

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Fill in the blank: The main goal of the Homestead Act of 1862 was to ________ westward expansion.

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Encourage

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An example of a challenge that travelers along the Oregon Trail faced in terms of transportation would be:

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Wagons were used to carry most of the supplies.

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Which people group was most negatively affected by the expansion of white settlers?

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Native Americans

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Impact of the Gold Rush on California's population?

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Many people migrated, including Chinese gold seekers

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What was the main challenge faced by travelers on the Oregon Trail?

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Wagons carried less than 2000 pounds of supplies, including tools, clothing, and food

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Why did Chinese immigrants come to the United States?

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For gold and to help build the transcontinental railroad.

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How did the United States government react to an increase in Chinese immigrants during the 1800s?

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It banned Chinese immigrants from entering the country.