Unit 7

American inventor John Deere helped many America pioneers by —

• developing a steel plow for farmers

• designing the Transcontinental Railroad

• inventing an easier process for harvesting corn

• patenting a machine for taking seeds out of cotton

Those who supported the idea of Manifest Destiny believed that the Unites States should —

• spread democracy overseas

• stretch from ocean to ocean

• pay settlers to live on the plains

• give land to American Indian tribes

Annexation

Cession

Compromise

What do these three words have in common?

• They are all three inventions of the Industrial Revolution.

• They are all three steps Texas took to gain its independence.

• They are all three ways the U.S. acquired land during the era of Manifest Destiny.

• They are all three means of communication.

Why did MOST pioneers move to the Midwest?

• new cities to explore

• to open new stores

• to be close to the ocean

• for good farm lands

All of the following are POSITIVE effects of westward migration EXCEPT –

• land for more U.S. states

• opportunities for pioneers

• conflicts over ownership of land

• more ways to make a living

The expansion of farming and ranching played a part in America's manifest destiny because both industries –

• are specialized

• need much land

• produce food

• have few expenses

Which of the following groups of people would have been MOST affected by the pioneers moving West?

• settlers

• forty-niners

• slaves

• American Indians

The concept of Manifest Destiny was used to justify the actions of the United States in which of the following conflicts?

• The US-Mexican War

• The Spanish-American War

• The War of 1812

• The Revolutionary War

Following the passage of the Homestead Act in 1862, many people decided to move out West because —

• settlers were promised housing and food for a year if they relocated to the growing cities in the West.

• settlers in western states were allowed to decide for themselves whether or not they wished to use slave labor on their land.

• settlers no longer had to deal with raids by Native Americans as they were removed from the land and relocated to areas in the South.

• settlers were offered 160-acre plots of land for free if they agreed to farm the land for five years.

"The nearest community which was completely wiped out by the coming of the iron horse was old Rupee, which was an active community from 1886 to 1890......These families moved to Lott, Travis, Rosebud and Chilton, towns on the railroad."

Based on this quotation, what conclusion can be drawn?

• The building of the railroad was delayed by fights over land rights.

• Settlers followed the railroad lines as they moved into the Great Plains

• Pioneers preferred living in large cities to living in small towns.