Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

7th - 9th Grade

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41 Qs

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Westward Expansion

Westward Expansion

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History

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7th - 9th Grade

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CCSS
RI.7.4, RI.8.4, RI.9-10.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This event inspired miners to go westward in search of employment and a great financial opportunity

The Conroy Lode
The Comstock Lode
The Great Migration
The Oregon Trail

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This group moved west for reasons such as escaping discrimination and to find a fresh start in a new land

Farmers
Cowboys
Settlers
Miners

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which response best explains the Homestead Act? 

"authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians."
"This act encouraged migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land."
"An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts."
"authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders."

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which response best explains the Dawes Act? 

"authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians."
"This act encouraged migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land."
"An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts."
"authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders."

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which response best explains the Indian Removal Act?

"authorized the President of the United States to survey American Indian tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Indians."
"This act encouraged migration by providing settlers with 160 acres of public land."
"An Act donating Public Lands to the several States and Territories which may provide Colleges for the Benefit of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts."
"authorizing the president to grant unsettled lands west of the Mississippi in exchange for Indian lands within existing state borders."

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

These were the four main groups that moved West during Westward Expansion:

Cowboys, Miners, Native Americans, Farmers
Farmers, Cowboys, Historians, Miners
Miners, Farmers, Settlers, Cowboys
Settlers, Immigrants, Former Slaveowners, Native Americans

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Farmers during Westward Expansion can be defined as:

People who moved cattle to the west
People who search an area for gold, silver, and other resources
People with moved west in search of fertile land and expansive territory
People who emigrated from Europe and China in search of new economic opportunities

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