Westward Expansion

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

What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?

• Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
• Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
• Polluted the air and the natural environment
• All of the above

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

Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?

• Texas
• Louisiana
• Oregon
• California

What was the name of the time period where people from all over flocked to California in search for gold?

• The Gold Rush
• The Gold Movement
• Goldilocks
• Gold Gathering

As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?

• The Trail of Tears
• The War for Independence
• The French and Indian War
• The War of 1812

What is Manifest Destiny?

• A painting of an angel
• The belief that the US should buy more land
• Belief that US had the right to expand
• Belief that an angel protected those moving west

Which of the following is a factor that influenced westward movement?

• Because houses were bigger in the West

• Because they wanted to take the Native American's land from them.

• Because they couldn't find work where they were

• Because California had better weather.

When someone leaves his or her country to live in another country

• heritage

• assimilation

• encroach

• immigrant

The process of adopting someone else's views, beliefs, and way of life is called...

• heritage

• assimilation

• encroach

• immigrant