Westward Expansion Review

Front

Which term is associated with the belief that Americans were destined to expand westward across the continent?

Back

Manifest Destiny

Front

How did government policies and new technology contribute to westward migration after the Civil War?

Back

They made it easier and more appealing for people to move west by providing support and improving transportation.

Front

What was one major result of the Homestead Act of 1862?

Back

Settlement and farming of the Great Plains

Front

Which of the following conflicts resulted from Native American resistance to government policies? Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee, Gettysburg and Antietam, Lexington and Concord, Pearl Harbor and Midway

Back

Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee

Front

Why might a poster like this have been created in the past?

Back

To encourage people to move to a new area

Front

Why did the buffalo become an obstacle during the expansion of trains?

Back

They blocked the progress of trains

Front

What was the estimated bison population in the early 1800s?

Back

30-60 million

Front

Who was General Richard Pratt?

Back

Founder of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

Front

What impact did the transcontinental railroad have on the United States?

Back

It encouraged western migration and economic expansion.

Front

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

Back

Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers, Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy, Polluted the air and the natural environment.