Westward Expansion/Reconstruction test review

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

• Manifest destiny 
• Monroe Doctrine 
• Great Awakening 
• Louisiana Purchase

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

• mountains
• crossing rivers
• the great plains
• all of the above

Buffalo poop was used for:

• Food
• Bedding
• Clothing
• Fuel

Which town was known as the gateway city to the west?

• Chicago, Illinois
• Selma, Alabama
• Columbia, South Carolina
• St. Louis, Missouri

Why did people move west?

• To own land
• To see the ocean
• To visit their family
• To ride a train

Who walked on the Trail of Tears?

• Cherokee people
• Texas people
• Bison
• The Iron Horse

Why did miners, cowhands, and ranchers want to move west.

• They wanted an adventure
• They wanted to escape the busy lifestyle in the East
• They were interested in economic opportunity
• They enjoyed big city life

The purpose of the Homestead Act was to develop the West

• True
• False

Why did the U.S. government want Native Americans to go to reservations?

• They wanted their land.
• They were trying to help them.
• They wanted to learn their culture.
• They wanted their lifestyle.

Why did people move west?

• To own land
• To see the ocean
• To visit their family
• To ride a train