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Westward Expansion

Authored by AMBER MORRIS

Social Studies

5th Grade

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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

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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

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

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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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