Westward Expansion

List an obstacle that settlers faced traveling west.

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

How did the development of the railroad impact the bison population?

• the amount of bison did not change
• the amount of bison decreased
• the amount of bison increased
• bison migrated east

What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?

• the railroads helped the NA move east
• Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
• the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
• the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had

Which of the following was a social effect of westward expansion on the Native Americans?

• Native Americans could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

• Native Americans were forced to live on reservations, which separated from white pioneers

• Native Americans could no longer access the rich mineral deposits found in the Black Hills

• Native Americans culture became widely accepted by white settlers

The belief that the US had a right and duty to expand across the North American contitent was known as

• The Great Expansion
• Manifest Destiny
• Oregon Fever
• The Monroe Doctrine

_ encouraged the growth of cities, settlement of the West, and the creation of a national market.

• railroads

• Homestead Act

• gold rush

• farming

Which of the following was an IMPACT of westward expansion?

• near extinction of the buffalo

• the destruction of forests

• fewer reservations for the Native Americans to live on

• creation of friendships among the settlers and Native Americans

How did the railroads encourage settlement in the west?

• the railroad led to discoveries of precious metals

• people in the west could transport goods back east

• the railroad improved farming techniques

• the railroad spurred the growth of factories in the west

This law gave free land to settlers in the west and encouraged settlement on the Great Plains.

• Homestead Act

• Indian Removal Act

• Dawes Act

• Interstate Commerce Act

Which of the following contributed to the closing of the frontier? (choose all that apply)

• Transcontinental Railroad

• Homestead Act

• Dawes Act

• barbed wire