Unit 1 Topic 1 - Westward Expansion

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What was the main goal of the Homestead Act (1862)?

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To encourage western migration with free/cheap land

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The Morrill Land Grant Act (1862) provided land to states in order to…

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Support colleges focused on agriculture & science

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What was one major push factor driving people west? (PUSH=Leave)

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Overcrowded cities

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What was one major pull factor drawing settlers west? (Pull=Go Find) Options: Poverty in eastern cities, Political corruption, Cheap land in the West, Factory jobs

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Cheap land in the West

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Which statement best describes Manifest Destiny? Options: The belief U.S. expansion across the continent was justified, A government policy that restricted settlement to the East Coast, A plan to protect Native American lands from western settlers, A restriction on immigration

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The belief U.S. expansion across the continent was justified

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The Transcontinental Railroad helped the West by…

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Making it easier to ship goods & travel

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One negative effect of the Transcontinental Railroad was…

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Conflicts with Native Americans

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Which law tried to force Native Americans to adopt farming and private land ownership?

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Dawes Act

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Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor exposed…

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Mistreatment of Native Americans

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Who argued in his Frontier Thesis that the frontier shaped American democracy and identity?

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Frederick Jackson Turner