Chapter 17: Conquering the West

What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?

• War of 1850

• Spanish American War

• Mexican American War

• Civil War

What event directly caused the Mexican- American War?

• Illegal Immigration

• The annexation of Texas

• Embargos

• High tarriffs

Manifest Destiny was the belief that...

• It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
• Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
• The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
• All people in the United States should have the right to vote.

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Which of the following would most likely be a strong believer in Manifest Destiny?

• The owner of a textile factory in the Northeast

• A slave on a southern plantation

• A Native American

• A farmer wanting to obtain new land

The ________________ was a law in 1860 that offered acres of land to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.

• Dawes Act
• Meeting at Promontory Point
• Homestead Act
• Boomtown Act

Another word for vaquero is _____________.  These Americans were taught how to handle cattle.

• farmer
• cowboy
• sodbuster
• granger

How did railroads help with trade and economic growth?

• They did not help. They just polluted the environment for future generations.

• Helped cows eat more grass and grow bigger when they were moved to the train station by the cowboys.

• Provided a fast way to get crops and animals to the markets

• Created more tourism.

In what town did the Central Pacific Railroad start?

• Promontory, Utah

• Houston, Texas

• Sacramento, California

• New York City, New York

In what town did the Union Pacific Railroad begin?

• Omaha, Nebraska

• Promontory, Utah

• Topeka, Kansas

• Des Moines, Iowa

The Central Pacific and the Union Pacific companies hired workers from _________ and _________ to build their railroads.

• Japan and China

• China and Ireland

• China and Germany

• Ireland and Canada