Western Expansion

 Many pioneers headed west to California in 1849 looking for (a)   .

• granite
• gold
• diamonds
• marble

How much land was granted to settlers under the Homestead Act?​ (a)  

• 100 Acres
• 125 Acres
• 160 Acres
• 200 Acres

What is a reservation?

• A store where Alliance members sold products to each other
• An area of public lands set aside for Native Americans
• An appeal to common people
• Public lands

Which of the following statements best describes the idea of Manifest Destiny?

• All Native Americans should live on the land west of the Mississippi River.
• The United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
• All American women should have the right to own property
• All American citizens should have the right to vote

Which law gave up to 160 free acres to a settler who paid a $10 filing fee and lived on the land for 5 years? 

• The Homestead Act

• The Pacific Railway Act

• The Dawes Act

• The Civil Rights Act

As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?

• They agreed to give up their land.
• They were given their choice of where to live.
• They were forced to live in reservations.
• They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.

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What is the top layer of prairie soil called?

• lode
• sod
• homestead
• reservation

How did railroads help with trade and economic growth?

• They did not help. They just polluted the environment for future generations.
• Helped cows eat more grass and grow bigger when they were moved to the train station by the cowboys.
• Provided a fast way to get crops and animals to the markets
• Provided a way to move the Native Americans farther West at a fast rate.

What linked Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California?

• The Santa Fe Trail

• The Transcontinental Railroad

• Indian reservations

• Donner Pass

Land granted to a settler by the US government is called...

• Reservation
• Colony
• Homestead
• Utopia