Westward Expansion Quiz

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent spreading the Western Civilized Culture?

• Manifest destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Great Awakening

• Louisiana Purchase

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the Native Americans to reservations

• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads

• the railroads cut into the pre established migratory patterns of the buffalo which in turn affected the Native American way of life.

• the railroads increased the amount of land the Native American had

Which of the following images is not a representation of Americanization?

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What are the effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers

• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy by stimulating industrialization

• would require the creation of Time Zones

• All of the above

Which group of individuals was most affected by settlers moving westward?

• African Americans

• Miners

• Native Americans

• Immigrants

How did the lifestyles of the American Indians change with the closing of the American Frontier?

• the were placed on reservations and "Americanized"

• They had to migrate North in search of jobs

• the native american tribes became friends with the white settlers and shared the lands

• Native American Tribes were allowed to send thier children to school with white children so they could learn about each others culture

After the decimation of the Buffalo on the Great Plains the Longhorn cattle became popular as a new source of meat. Where was this animal mostly found?

• Nevada

• Virginia

• Florida

• Texas

According to the conditions of the Homestead Act of 1862, settlers had to farm the land or have a ranch for how long?

• 12 years

• 10 years

• 5 years

• 7 years

What new technological advancement led to the closing of the western frontier?

• barbed wire

• stampede

• vaqueros

• innovation

The ____________________ Act sought to "Americanize" Native Americans by allocating them into reservations and Ameicanizing them into western culture. Native Americans were offered free reservation land (160 acres to each household). However, the land was infertile and the Native Americans did not know how to farm. Cult 26 (B)

• Dawes

• Amnesty

• Homestead

• Miranda