Westward Expansion

What year did the most miners rush to California?

• 1848
• 1849
• 1852
• 1853

What nickname was given to the forced removal of Cherokee from Georgia?

• The Trail of Tears
• The U.S Indian Removal Act
• The Oklahoma Caravan

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

• NA could not get enough supplies and this led to poverty

• NA were forced to live on reservations, which separated them from white pioneers

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

• NA culture became widely accepted by white settlers

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

What did the Homestead Act offer?

• a new home for travelers

• a stop along the Oregon Trail

• free land after 5 years of living on it.

Where did the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific Railroads meet to complete the Transcontinental Railroad?

• San Francisco

• Sutter's Mill

• Promontory Summit

• Houston

Why did the government want the Transcontinental Railroad built?

• To move prisoners west

• To encourage westward expansion

• To defeat Mexico

• To make peace with the Native Americans

Which Act of Congress allow settlers to acquire 160 acres of land at a low cost

• Homestead Act
• Agricultural Act
• Land-Grant College Act
• Oklahoma settlement Act

Which was NOT one of the groups of people that helped remake the West?

• Miners

• Ranchers

• Factory People

• Farmers