Westward Expansion

What is the homestead act of 1862?

• A law stating that the US citizen could get 160 acres of unoccupied land.

• A law stating that the US citizen could get gold.

• A law stating that the Native Americans had to move to Oklahoma.

What was the name of the people who snuck into the territory before others to claim land during the Homestead Act.

• Sneakers

• 49ers

• Sooners

• Tricksters

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Different areas of land were opened for homesteading at different times. This often created _______ _______ where people would race in to claim the best plots of land.

• people arguing

• broken tunnels

• trail stompers

• land rushes

Who all had access to owning land during the homestead act?

• Immigrants, Former Slaves, Married Women, and US Citizens

• Immigrants, Former Slaves, Single Women, and US Citizens

• Immigrants, Canadians, and Single Women

When and where did the Gold Rush take place?

• Texas, 1848-1855

• Oklahoma, 1848-1849

• California, 1848-1855

What is the name of the group of 6,000 people who arrived in 1848 and the group of 90,000 people arrived to hunt for gold?

• The Forty-niners

• Sooners

• Americans

• Miners

During the gold rush, the cities of San Francisco and Columbia rapidly grew as miners discovered gold. What is another name for when this happened to cities?

• Population Increase

• Mining Camps

• Ghost towns

• Boomtowns

When the gold would run out in a specific area, the miners would leave to find the next gold site. What was the name for these areas?

• Boomtowns

• Ghost towns

• Population decrease

• Mining camps

Which president asked Lewis and Clark to explore and map the wild west of North America?

• Sacagawea

• Andrew Jackson

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

What is the name of the person who joined the expedition of Lewis and Clark as an interpreter and helped keep peace with tribes as well as trade with them?

• Shoshone

• Sacagawea

• Cherokee

• Toussaint