Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion: Manifest Destiny

California Gold Rush and Homestead Act

Part 3

Open Ended

Look at the painting of American Progress and list 3 things you observed.

Multiple Choice

Everyone was positively impacted by westward expansion.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The belief that the United States had a duty to stretch westward to the Pacific Ocean and even beyond is

• The Homestead Act

• Manifest Destiny

• The Gold Rush of 1849

Multiple Choice

In 1848, ______ was discovered in California.

• Gold

• Diamonds

• Oil

• Coal

Multiple Choice

The people who moved to California in search of gold were known as the

• Rushers

• Golden Folks

• Gold Diggers

• 49ers

Multiple Choice

During the Gold Rush of 1849, about _________ people moved to California from the US and other countries.

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 300,000

• 400,000

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a negative effect of the Gold Rush of 1849?

• Indigenous People were attacked and forced to leave their land

• Lack of law enforcement in the mining camps

• The crime rates were low

• Latin American and Chinese immigrants faced racial attacks

Multiple Choice

How did people travel West during this time?

• Wagons

• Trains

• Cars

• Planes

Multiple Choice

Each plot of land offered to people in the Homestead Act was

• 50 acres

• 125 acres

• 160 acres

• 185 acres

Multiple Choice

The __________ offered people free plots of land to move West and live there for 5 years.

• Westward Act

• Farming Act

• Homestead Act

• Wagon Act