Westward Expansion
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
Fill in the blanks:
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
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
When and where did the Gold Rush take place?
Texas, 1848-1855
Oklahoma, 1848-1849
California, 1848-1855
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
15 mins • 1 pt
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
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