Westward Expansion

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

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

• Farmers
• Cowboys
• Settlers
• Miners

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."

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."

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."

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

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

The first railroad to cross the United States was the....

• Union Pacific Railroad
• Central Pacific Railroad
• Missouri Railroad
• Transcontinental Railroad

This animal was greatly affected by the building of the Transcontinental Railroad.

• hogs
• cows
• chickens
• bison (American buffalo)

How were the Chinese discriminated against?

• They were denied water and supplies
• Black Codes prevented their freedoms
• they were objected to Jim Crow Laws
• they were paid less than other workers