Westward Expansion
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Homestead Act of 1862 do?
It forced people to move out West
It removed Indians from western lands
It granted adult heads land in the West for free. In return they had to live on that land for at least 5 years.
It gave people a free ride out to the West.
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What pulled Americans to the West? (3 answers)
Disease-free land
Gold
Vast forests and good farmland
Access to the Pacific
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which below was not one of the main reasons people died on the Oregon Trail?
Disease
Drowning during river crossings
Wagon accidents
Animal attacks
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Transcontinental Railroad connect?
The East and the West
Mexico and Canada
New York and Chicago
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
The belief that America should stay in the East
The desire to stay at home
The belief that Americans were meant to go west
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was one of the negative effects of the Transcontinental Railroad?
It was expensive
It was slow
It created pollution in the West
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the primary job of the men on the Oregon Trail?
Driving the wagon and protecting the family
Cooking the food
Caring for the children
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